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Tourist Couple Pulls Penguin From Sea for Photos in Monte Hermoso as Video Goes Viral

Wildlife experts advise leaving migratory penguins alone when they come ashore.

Overview

  • A witness filmed the pair removing the bird from the surf and carrying it onto the sand as bystanders photographed it.
  • The penguin appeared highly stressed in the footage, flapping to escape before waves carried it back to the sea.
  • The local natural history museum said penguins commonly pass through the area during seasonal migration toward Brazil.
  • Specialists urged people not to handle, feed, wet, or try to return penguins to the water and to keep dogs away.
  • The clip spread widely on social networks, drawing condemnation and calls to report the incident, with no formal actions reported.