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These penguins found a camera in Antarctica and captured a surprisingly good 'selfie'

Two emperor penguins in Antarctica captured a short video of themselves after coming across a camera left on the ice by a human.

The Australian Antarctic Division posted the comical, 38-second clip to its social media channels Thursday. One of the group's expeditioners, Eddie Gault, had placed the camera on the ground near the Auster Rookery –– home to a large emperor penguin colony –– while visiting the nearby Mawson research station.

" . . . It didn't take long for the naturally curious birds to seize the opportunity for a selfie," the group said.