Have you ever wondered how penguins manage to walk down stairs with their short little legs? As you’ll see in the adorable video below, these fascinating birds have a surprisingly clever technique: they take a series of tiny hops! Southern rockhopper penguins are especially skilled at this because they’re naturally adapted to jumping across rocks, ledges, and cliffs in their native habitats. What looks like an awkward challenge to us is just another day for these remarkable birds, and watching them hop down a staircase is guaranteed to bring a smile to your face!
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How penguins walk down stairs On the other hand, as the name suggests, southern rockhopper penguins can leap off the ledges and cliffs of the rocky habitat where they nest, so they are not in trouble with a normal stairway [📹 claudielayton] https://t.co/AE3mqJN6El
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