# @thespacegal on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/BpCJPNnhvcz
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/19516034-thespacegal-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/fc579a9b1d.jpg
- **Posted:** 2018-10-17T12:02:36.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Emily Calandrelli (@thespacegal) — https://gondola.cc/thespacegal

## Caption

No one told me it was a black tie affair! 🐧
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This is the African penguin, which can be found roaming the beaches at Boulders Beach outside Cape Town. .
Fun fact 1: Penguins can drink salt water - they have something called the supraorbital gland, which is located just above their eye. This gland filters salt from their bloodstream which can be removed from their body by sneezing! 🤧
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Fun fact 2: A penguin's "tuxedo" is meant to camouflage! When they're swimming in the ocean they blend in with the dark water from above and blend in with the light sky from below. 🐧 .
#southafrica #capetown #africanpenguin #penguin #boulderbeach #bouldersbeach #scicomm #science #animalscience

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## Tags

penguin, boulderbeach, science, animalscience, scicomm, capetown, bouldersbeach, africanpenguin, southafrica

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