African Penguin goes bodyboarding!

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25 күн бұрын

A once in a lifetime penguin encounter we recently had during a bodyboarding trip we held in Witsands, Cape Town. This was a surf session to remember!
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Пікірлер: 54

@wakeupthebear 20 күн бұрын

First time I liked a body boarding video.

@Deontjie 15 күн бұрын

Maybe the penguin though they were speed bumbs.

@_Jake.From.Statefarm_ 13 күн бұрын

@@Deontjie Nah they don't seem like dickheads.

@berndd2154 21 күн бұрын

Happened here in Namibia as well couple years ago. Penguin came cruising into the lineup and climbed onto the boards and the bodyboarders back. So cool to experience.

@RocketDog73 23 күн бұрын

Thankfully he was not using you to get away from a shark 😂

@brettm.s.1169 20 күн бұрын

Or was he …?

@a1uffy 18 күн бұрын

@@brettm.s.1169 let's think nature is all butterflies and rainbows for once 🤣 I mean idk if you'd catch me surfing in south africa. Gnarly stories come from out there... I mean woo man..

@weaksause6878 15 күн бұрын

Cowabunga! Surfing penguins huh? Somebody should make a feature length animated film on this concept.

@cameronbergh1105 23 күн бұрын

Ow Cody Maverick 🐧😂😂

@iaincampbell_ 23 күн бұрын

That’s so sick!! What an experience…

@petersutherland7482 23 күн бұрын

Great footage, never seen anything like that before! I remember years ago before Boulders penguin area was closed to humans they'd just come wandering through the people, over your towel :-) No one bothered them, they didn't bother anyone ... amazing little critters!

@bryan_garrick_little 23 күн бұрын

Same thing happened to me at misty cliffs / witsands area a few weeks ago. Jordy with actually tried to paddle it in with me. We Thought the penguin was weak from hunger .it seemed a bit pap .but maybe, hopefully you are right and just friendly 🙂

@stephenforbesjr8187 21 күн бұрын

Made my day! Thanks!!

@annmurray9908 17 күн бұрын

What an AWESOME experience 🐧🐧

@60park 21 күн бұрын

They are incredibly inquisitive on land and when semi out of their element so I guess not too surprising an interaction when in their own element . It's a sub adult /juvenile so probably confused and even lost . Almost certainly hatched and born down the coast at Boulders so it would know people well and almost taken comfort with the surfers in the big wild ocean. Hope he or she made it .. sadly they have a huge mortality rate in their first year and once they leave Boulders on their maiden swim. Juveniles might not return for a year or more , to compound matters they are usually shunned by the adult flocks/rafts when out hunting at sea.

@borisanthony1973 2 күн бұрын

The movie "Surf's Up" get a huge a mistake, Penguin prefer Bodyboarding 🤣🤣🤙🤙🤙

@RaulEdu33 20 күн бұрын

So this is how they got inspired to make the animated movie Surfs Up 😂🐧🏄‍♂ 4:12 Little dude wanted to catch a wave!

@bonnitabee903 21 күн бұрын

Awesome thank you for this share … WELIVE IN THE BEST PLACE

@backcountrylifemagazine6912 16 күн бұрын

Using you for a decoy…to distract the White Shark cruising below you!

@KarenMidgeLange 17 күн бұрын

Awesome!

@nalakirkwood4425 16 күн бұрын

Absolute gold❤️

@stephenmarshall1918 19 күн бұрын

Very cool what a character, I live in South Aus, seen dolphins and seals in the surf but never a penguin. Ha

@anelvanvuuren2828 23 күн бұрын

The best video this week 😂 how amazing

@myfuturevintage 17 күн бұрын

So Disney's Surf's Up (2007) got it all wrong. I knew it!

@KayteeQuarina 19 күн бұрын

That is the cutest story 😍🐧

@petersterling5334 21 күн бұрын

Great Video and Experience!!

@orangerocksza 22 күн бұрын

Amazing! So happy it was filmed haha.

@ederlisboa5664 19 күн бұрын

Cody Maverick hanging with the locals

@FallyBranKleinsmith 18 күн бұрын

Incredible🙏🏻🇿🇦

@Nefelibutter 22 күн бұрын

The penguin was a paid actor, but it’s fine- I’m convinced. I’ll be there next week 😭😂

@surf101- 13 күн бұрын

Epic!!

@nancybashista1390 17 күн бұрын

Awesome encounter ❤🐧

@Minimumholloway 17 күн бұрын

Id like to encounter you ❤

@coconutfleetsleeper5717 19 күн бұрын

That's awesome 😊

@MalcolmBlakeSeeAndHear 24 күн бұрын

Wow, this is amazing!

@grahamnewton438 21 күн бұрын

AWESOME 👍

@alexadams1627 20 күн бұрын

Never leave your wingman!

@MegaBertz1 19 күн бұрын

Epic! hahah

@mattbellina5485 18 күн бұрын

Really cool but something must’ve been scaring the crap out of them to make them overcome their fear of you

@18booma 12 күн бұрын

Not necessarily. Capetonians treat penguins pretty well, so they don't develop a particular fear of us. Judging by how confident he is, this little guy probably already interacted with the kind people from SANCCOB or other chill people.