Penguins pose for selfie video in Antarctica

It wasn't long before they discovered a camera left on the ice.

March 8, 2018, 9:20 AM

Two curious penguins starred in their own selfie video when they found a camera left on the ice in Antarctica.

A member of the Australian Antarctic Program team, Eddie Gault, left a camera at the Auster Rookery -- a penguin breeding ground -- near Australia's Mawson research station on Antarctica, according to the Australian Antarctic Program.

PHOTO: Two curious penguins starred in their own selfie video when they found a camera left on the ice in Antarctica, in a video shared on March 8, 2018.
Two curious penguins starred in their own selfie video when they found a camera left on the ice in Antarctica, in a video shared on March 8, 2018.

The program, which shared the video Thursday, said "it didn’t take long for the naturally curious birds to seize the opportunity for a selfie."

PHOTO: Two penguins starred in their own selfie video when they found a camera left on the ice in Antarctica, in a video shared on March 8, 2018.
Two penguins starred in their own selfie video when they found a camera left on the ice in Antarctica, in a video shared on March 8, 2018.