Watch: Curious Penguin 'Inspects' Carpenters' Work In Antarctica

Penguins are some of the most adorable birds in the world. Their slow waddling is bound to melt even the coldest hearts. Now an old video that shows a group of penguins “inspecting” the carpenters who were working in Antarctica is raking in likes. The video was posted by Connor Gordon, an Australian who works as a carpenter and is stationed at the Casey Station, one of three permanent research outposts in Antarctica managed by the Australian Antarctic Division.

While sharing this wholesome video, he wrote, “This is by far the thing I hate most about working here in Antarctica. There is nothing more annoying than a sticky beak constantly checking in on your work. And these Adelie penguins love doing just that. Would you put up with this in your workplace?”

This video of curious penguins has over 5.6 lakh likes on Instagram. Commenting on it, an Instagram user joked, “They’re just the local code inspector. Just wait until you get fined 3 smooth pebbles when it’s out of code.” Another person added, “Would work a lot harder knowing there was a disapproving penguin looming over.”

A post shared by Connor Gordon – The Carpenter in Antarctica (@carpenterinantarctica)

An Instagram user admitted, “I couldn’t work in Antarctica, I would absolutely get in trouble for petting a Penguin.” Someone observed, “I may be wrong, but I’m pretty sure it’s because they really have no other natural land-based predators. They probably think you are just giant penguins, and are wondering if you have any food.”

After Connor’s first video about “penguin inspectors” went viral, he shared another clip in which a single penguin approached them when Connor and his team were drilling the sea ice to measure its thickness. In this clip, the single adult penguin covers a long distance and jumps over a crack to see what the humans are doing. After observing them for some time, the flightless bird goes away.

A post shared by Connor Gordon – The Carpenter in Antarctica (@carpenterinantarctica)

While sharing this clip, Connor wrote, “During our survival training we were learning how to test the sea ice thickness to ensure it is safe to cross. After being on the ice for a few minutes, this curious little Adélie penguin decided to come and check out what we were up to on her turf. As we were taught during our training, we all stopped what we were doing and let the little penguin pass through with as little disruption as possible. After a brief inspection of our work, she seemed content with the job we were doing and decided to move on with her day.”