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Penguin couple strolling on the beach is so pure

We ship them.

 

David Britton

Internet Culture

Posted on Jul 5, 2018   Updated on May 21, 2021, 11:53 am CDT

A video of two penguins strolling flipper-in-flipper on a beach in South Africa is giving people on Twitter all the feels.

The video was posted by Twitter user @freakingdani, who said in a tweet that the cute clip was sent to her by her aunt who just got back from South Africa. She also added a crying emoji because, well, it’s just so damn sweet.

The video shows the cute couple walking in the sand for a bit, and then pausing to gaze into each other’s eyes. For a split second, the way their heads come together almost forms a little heart.

It’s just all too much.

https://twitter.com/freakingdani/status/1013850636629098496

The tweet has received more than 200,000 likes and 70,000 retweets. Everyone seems to be in love with their love.

https://twitter.com/AlexisJones1969/status/1014326167841771521

Except of course for the people who are totally jelly.

https://twitter.com/ErickVilla41/status/1014066818628050944

The woman who posted the video seemed a little taken aback by the video going viral.

https://twitter.com/freakingdani/status/1014203951778938881

But she said she was still happy everyone was enjoying the video.

https://twitter.com/freakingdani/status/1014204271036850177

African Penguins are monogamous and return to the same site year after year, so with some luck, we’ll eventually get to see a video of these two walking along with their grandchicks.

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*First Published: Jul 5, 2018, 8:40 am CDT