Penguins Fighting on Deception Island, Antarctica

This video was taken on Deception Island, which is part of the Shetland Islands in the Antarctic Peninsula. It is a very attractive island has a large Chinstrap Penguin colony. Here two Chinstrap Penguins get into a real knockdown fight. It is funny because the penguins seem so human like in some ways. Immediately after the fight, as you’ll see, the winning penguin returns to his nest looking quite proud and boastful of his victory. The loser then comes nearby the winner and acts defiant, like a child who lost a schoolyard fight and is showing he is ready for more. I only had my digital SLR with me when this event occurred, so the quality is not as good as a camcorder, but still decent.