This is just for fun and the only rule is: no researching. Post your most and/or least knowledgeable guesses in the comments. Reading other people’s answers before posting your own is Straight Outta Cheatin’ optional. Answer will be posted in the comments tonight.
My guess is penguin. Which variety? No clue. For that matter, I’m probably wrong from the start. :-) Always a challenge. Love it.
Puffin???
His name is Francis, but everyone calls him Frank. He prefers Francis, but is too embarrassed to tell people.
… one of the penguins off the west coast of South America? That’s my guess, as far as it goes.
Mikken is 100% right – that is definitely Francis – I can tell by the whopping huge case of untreated pink-eye. He’s afraid of going to the doctor, you see. He doesn’t have insurance and he’s too young for Medicare, and his state hasn’t expanded their Medicaid program to help the working poor. :-)
Adele penguin? Not sure I have correctly spelled the name I am guessing. Since Adrienne hasn’t told us yet, I guess I’ll go look it up.
I’m going to say Adelaide penguin because… I can. (It’s stuck in my head.) This doesn’t exactly look like an Antarctic ice shelf ~ unless somebody’s habitat is heating up faster than their behavior. For soemone who has spent my life in fascination of all living creatures, this is humbling, I must say. I’m really enjoying it.
Aaarrrgghh ~ I did know there were penguins in Africa! I just couldn’t connect those neurons (they’re getting harder to find in there).
This will make you feel better: I used to volunteer at the New England Aquarium (where the video Eucritta posted was taken) where they have African penguins on exhibit. I’ve watched them and listened to their braying for countless hours. That was decades ago. But the today me is all “Hey, there are penguins in Africa!”
At least I haven’t yet posted the same animal twice (at least I don’t think I have). I’ve come close more than once when I “discover” the same animal again.
ANSWER TIME
Did you know there are penguins in Africa? I didn’t. Francis is one of them. From Wiki:
I see the words “charismatic species” and “popular with tourists” and the first thing that comes to mind is: How many has Walter Palmer killed?
What a delightful little animal to discover. I am hoping for them.
Feral cats. I’m sure that their population is declining due to feral cats. And probably Walter Palmer.
Now THIS is more like it! That is obviously a Penguin……though there are different kinds of penguins……dont know which kind this is……SONOFABI…..um….that is the Arctic Happy Footed Penguin
Did ya know: Male penguins try to “woo” females by giving them a pebble …kinda like a human male “wooing” a female (or fellow male, whatever floats your boat), with a “rock” from a jewelry store
Whether penguin or human, the male with the biggest one (pebble or “rock”…I know what you were thinking.) usually wins. Size DOES matter. (No, seriously, just the act of showing he cares is enough)
If you haven’t seen the “Pebble and the Penguin” or “Happy Feet” animated movies, do yourselves a favor and see ’em!
I got curious, and looked up what they sound like. After this, I don’t think I’ll be forgetting about the jackass penguin anytime soon.
That is some sexy sound – I can see how the ladies must fall under their spell…
I imagine their parents telling them, “Now take a DEEP breath, and use your diaphragm!”
Benedict Cumberbatch cannot pronounce “penquin”