As penguins walk in shower

The midday sun is a big problem for the penguins of the Falkland Islands.

So often on Saunders Island can be seen as a picture of penguins in a hurry to take a refreshing shower of melt water, which descends from the mountains. Also this water they wash off skin with sea salt.

These beautiful photos taken on the island when the penguins are in a hurry to fresh soul, in order to cool down and wash away the salt.





Brothers Will and Matt Byurrard Lucas arrived from London to photograph the albatross, but quickly attracted their attention quickly Penguins, who ran to the shower.

"Penguins were so nice and sociable, that we could not pay attention to it" - said the 27-year-old Will.

"They're having fun, running, quarreling talked ... We spent the whole trip watching the penguins and not a moment's regret this ...»

The number of penguins in the colony comes to 100,000. On this island, they breed and raise their young penguins.

Turn the shower



Pure mountain spring water ...

In addition to the soul, these streams are clean sources of drinking water ...

If you do not make any sudden movements, penguins came so close that you could touch ...



The main food for the penguins - squid and small fish, which is found in abundance in the area of ​​the island.

Biologists say that the island is an important hub for the penguins.

This island is protected ...

The fact that the number of penguins is growing, encouraging ...

via dailymail.co.uk

Translation: Alexander Zhvakin
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