Not everything is black and white for this penguin.
A yellow penguin “never seen” was captured on camera by a Belgian wildlife photographer, who made nature lovers scream with joy.
Yves Adams was photographing a colony of 120,000 king penguins in South Georgia, an island in the South Atlantic, in December 2019, when he saw the rare bird, he told Kennedy News.
“It was the sky that landed for us,” Adams said. “If it had been 50 yards away, we wouldn’t have been able to get this lifelong spectacle.”
Adams’ captivating series of shots show the canary yellow creature pounding its belly in the water and walking alongside its conventional-looking counterparts.
The close-ups show the penguin, whose coloration is due to the pigmentation condition, leukism, with a totally yellow plumage and even yellow peepers.
Adams shared Instagram images of animals this week and made bird lovers take advantage.
“This is absolutely amazing,” one observer said.
“Thank you for sharing it with the world! I have shared with my animal-loving son and his friends, ”added another.
Normal penguins often use reflections of yellow feathers to attract mates, but it’s unclear if the ultra-rare bird look makes him a golden boy with women.
“We were lucky that the bird landed right where we were,” Adams said. ” [It was] never seen before ”.