Can Penguins Fly?

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Penguins are described as 'flightless aquatic birds' - yet this video filmed by the British Broadcasting Company (BBC) in the United Kingdom, shows them flying. So what gives?

The television company said that their camera crew discovered this amazing colony of Adelie penguins while filming at St. George Island in the Antarctica and they broadcast it on April 1st, 2008, as part of their new natural history series, 'Miracles of Evolution'.

So was this really an evolution miracle or a man-made hoax? If you are thinking the latter, you are right - It was part of the normally staid company's age-old annual tradition of fooling its audience, on April Fools' Day.

Amazing what a few special effect tricks can do isn't it? Here is a behind-the-scenes video, of how the television station managed to fool the entire world for one day.

Happy April Fools' Day! Be sure to let us know if you managed to trick a friend on this fun day!

source:bbc.co.uk

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123 Comments
  • A GUYabout 5 years
    Nice Graphics well at least for 2010 now we got 4k video quality Next step for BBC is to remake the vid with a higher quality
    Reply
  • logabout 5 years
    ha ha ha ha
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    • WOWabout 6 years
      #Fakenotreal
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      • allsowil0
        allsowil0about 6 years
        My dad loves to play April fools day tricks
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        • dleoliu
          dleoliuabout 6 years
          looks so real though
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          • emeryabout 6 years
            that is so cool
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            • Jinover 6 years
              Also, a trick. Freeze a bottle of orange juice. Until completely frozen, don't take it out. After it froze, give it to a family member and try to watch him/her drink it.
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              • Jinover 6 years
                I was laughing so hard when I thought of what the world was going to look like if they saw that.
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                • Mehover 6 years
                  I died laughing at the flying penguins xD
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                  • 14552754161254about 7 years
                    wow that is so fake
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                    Dolasia, M. (2010, April 1). Can Penguins Fly?. Retrieved 2022, May 25, from https://www.dogonews.com/2010/4/1/can-penguins-fly

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