Gentoo penguin pooping in the snow

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Pooping Gentoo penguin. This is the way a Gentoo penguin pooh.

All penguins in the genus Pygoscelis pooh this way, but the Gentoo (Pygoscelis papua) add a touch of elegancy to the procedure as shown in this picture.

An interesting and funny post about Penguin Poo Projection:

Anyone who has then watched a penguin fire a shot from its rear end must have wondered about the pressure the bird generates, but apparently no published data on the pressures produced exist. Since all penguins are protected and one must not approach penguins closer than 5 m (unless one holds a special permit), direct measurements are hard to come by.

The full story here: Pressures produced when penguins pooh.

Gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) is the third largest penguin species and reach a height of up to 90 cm (36 in) and a weight of up to 8.5 kg (19 lb).