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Playful Penguins Struggle To Keep Atop A Slippery Floating Chunk Of Ice

Caution: Slippery when wet.
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It’s like a penguin version of king of the hill, except no one’s winning. 

A tourist in Antarctica spotted the seabirds going about their business in the frigid waters last month. More than a few penguins seemed to think a floating chunk of ice would make for a great spot for a break, but none managed to stay on top of it for very long.

H/T Digg

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In this photo provided on Friday Feb. 15, 2013 by World Press Photo, the 1st prize Nature Stories by Paul Nicklen, Canada, for National Geographic magazine shows Emperor Penguins, even though they have evolved an incredibly advanced bubble physiology the greatest challenge they face is the loss of sea ice that supports their colonies and ecosystem. (AP Photo/Paul Nicklen, National Geographic magazine) (credit:AP)
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An African penguin eats a sardine handed by staff at the South African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds after they were recently found covered in oil on Robben Island, Cape Town, South Africa, Thursday, Sept 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam) (credit:AP)
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African penguins gather to keep warm as others are fed sardines by staff at the South African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds after they were recently found covered in oil on Robben Island, Cape Town, South Africa, Thursday, Sept 20, 2012.(AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam) (credit:AP)
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A heron queues to receive fish being served to penguins in their enclosure at ZSL London Zoo on July 17, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Penguins walk to the ocean with Table Mountain as backdrop, during their release by workers from the South African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds, SANCCOB, on the outskirts of the city of Cape Town, South Africa, Tuesday, Sept 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam) (credit:AP)
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This undated image released by SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Inc. shows king penguins at Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin, a new attraction at SeaWorld Orlando. The attraction opens Friday, May 24, 2013. (AP Photo/SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Inc.) (credit:AP)
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A Humboldt penguin is seen at Santiago's zoo on April 3, 2013. The El Nino phenomenon and the action of fishermen, whose nets tangle up hundreds of penguins each year, threaten the species in the area of Pajaros Ninos island.(MARTIN BERNETTI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Penguins line a ledge of their enclosure at the New York Aquarium, in the Coney Island section of the Brooklyn borough of New York, Friday, May 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) (credit:AP)
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A baby Adelie penguin (L), who was born on July 10, 2013, and a mother share a moment at the Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan on July 26, 2013. (KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Penguins swim in their enclosure at ZSL London Zoo on July 17, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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A baby Adelie penguin (bottom), who was born on July 10, 2013, and a mother share a moment at the Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan on July 26, 2013. Visitors can see the 680 grams baby penguin and other penguins living in a water tank surrounded by frozen rocks and ice. (KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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