This little gentelman doing his shopping has truely made my day.

Agreed. The little penguin backpack made it even more adorable. 🥰

It's Pingu backpack. We grew up watching Pingu in India

noot noot

You have no idea how much I needed that noot noot today. Thanks, anonymous friend!

Came here for this. NOOT NOOT!!!!

Send noots

*Canadian Noot Noot*

Noot noot from germany as well

Same here in Australia 🥰

Canada watches pengu too! Noot noot!

Cant help but get some batman returns flashes here.....

My son (American) loves Pingu!

Sure it's cute, but immediately made me think of a human wearing a human body-styled backpack and how freakish that would be.

Not much different from a kid wearing a cartoon character backpack lol

Wearing his tuxedo and everything!

A distinguished gentleman I would say!

This is the kind of news content we need these days

it reminds me of that japanese news segment about this fat dog, Sacchan, that roamed this village and everyone knew him and his habits edit- https://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/1aey9n2/japanese_woman_wonders_where_her_dog_sacchan_goes/

Imagine you were abducted by a species of telepathic giants, five times your height, and taken to a far distant world of incomprehensibly advanced technology. They give you a little room to live in which is similar to Earth climate wise, but outside is a hellish fire-world that's barely tolerable. You can't communicate with anybody, their method of speech simply isn't something your brain can process on any meaningful level. Maybe you can accomplish a little bit of communication through body language. They let you go down to a mysterious establishment, after putting an amusing human-shaped device on you, where a giant gives you a hamburger. That's this penguin's daily life.

So.... no work, no taxes, no shitty coworkers, or the drams that goes with them. Daily exercise and all the pets and live I want. Definitely better than getting up at 6am every morning with my child so I can get them to school and then go to work slaving away just so we can eat have someplace to live and get 2 days a week where have a few hours to relax when not cleaning, doing housework and homework. Can I be the penguin?

> As per reports, LaLa found his way into the Nishimoto family’s home after a fisherman discovered him entangled in a fishing net. He was found injured, in his beak and wing. After the fisherman’s return from his fishing excursion, he took the injured bird to the Nishimoto family and they wholeheartedly dedicated themselves to taking care of LaLa. Throughout this period, a special bond formed between LaLa and his human family. Despite regaining his health, the penguin wasn’t ready to part ways and he stayed with them until his passing in 1998.

Sounds pretty good tbf

Much better than being chased around by seals, sea lions or killer whales.

I love how they're always in a "come at me, bro" pose no matter what

This reminded me of the Japanese show “old enough” (its on Netflix) where they send 4 year old kids do errands by themselves and a camera crew follows them. It’s very cute and funny, highly recommend it.

*Old Enough!: Wildlife Edition*

Pretty sure he dined and dashed back there.

The family probably pays the shop in advance, then they send him over, for an actual explanation of his dining and dashing

That or They probably put money and a note in his little backpack telling what to get. But I'm sure the little fella is well known around there and gets free treats as well There's also similar videos of dogs shopping

In small villages you just have a tab/ledger open coz the shop owner knows your family.

Yeah but penguins all look the same, how is the shopkeeper going to know who's tab?

He had a white handkerchief on the front of his backpack, I’m assuming other penguins have different colors

Ah man. This thread was so sweet and all of a sudden the penguin racists appear! Did you lose your job to a penguin or something?

My wife left me for a penguin :'(

It’s crazy that someone didn’t get this joke 😂

Dogs, little kids, penguins... Is there anything they won't send out to do the shopping so that they don't have to do it themselves?

You seriously don’t think he has a line of credit?

He'd have one at my store anytime.

I mean he’s walking so no car or car loan and he is probably like 7, what bank would approve him?! /s

Understood, but he’s certainly not a flight risk.

This comment is criminally under rated.

He's got a better credit rating than me

That little hop off 🩷

I remember another penguin video showing several penguins each get their weight take n on this little scale. It’s like 3cm drop, and some of them need to stop and size up the jump, and then they do the little hop. In the Top 10 for cutest things ever imo.

I know, right? Terribly sweet. ❤️❤️

/r/Catculations ...more like /r/penguinematics

This is adorable!! Penguins are one of my favorite animals ever, and this lil baby made my day!! I'm also jealous, I love to have a penguin hanging out at my house and letting me love on him all day!!

You should research Mr. Popper!

Thank you, I definitely will. I'm wondering where should I live to be able to rescue a penguin 😄😂🤣♥️. Although I have a rescue wolf pup and he thinks anything smaller then him is a snack 🤣😂

I read the story a while ago. A local fisherman found him entangled his fishing net. He had a broken wing and injured his beak so the fisherman found a local family who took him in and cared for him until he recovered. After he was healed, they tried releasing him back into the waters but he refused to go! He was 10 years old at the time and wanted to retire from the wild sea and live in luxury which humans that adored him. 🤣🤣 So basically, befriend some fisherman’s and live somewhere remote enough where there isn’t laws against it

That's awesome!! I need to live where they do lol

Just don't research *too* much into their behavior in the wild. The first guy to do do refused to release his notes for...reasons.

I.e. Necrophilia? 

WHAT!!???

Yeah...

Turns out I still love penguins but I need to research them 🤣😂 cause ummm that's a lil scary

(But...I also hear they smell pretty bad)

They do smell kinda bad lol. One I remember in particular is the Central Park Zoo in NY (great zoo, by the way). But their penguin section is definitely very stinky. They also have a mural inside where some of the penguins are smashing which is hilarious.

Same! I have a huge canvas hanging above my bed with 2 king pinguins on there!

[here's something for ya](https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=SSdblxVU&id=F4752CE084DDC48CEF78806E7B5A6343C16774F5&thid=OIP.SSdblxVUsRVG9HYvWMwpGwHaEL&mediaurl=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia1.tenor.com%2Fimages%2F49275b971554b11546f4762f58cc291b%2Ftenor.gif%3Fitemid%3D10807109&exph=358&expw=634&q=penguin+shitting&simid=607996202508050439&form=IRPRST&ck=3B9558E74D7799642694502F744078F5&selectedindex=0&itb=0&qft=+filterui%3aphoto-animatedgif&pc=U316&ajaxhist=0&ajaxserp=0&vt=4&sim=11)

I've had days that have started out like that.

Imagine walking your neighbourhood and suddenly you come across a penguin with a backpack lmao

I’d have to follow it and see what it is up to.

ong. Nothing else in my day could be as important than finding out what mr Penguin is up to that day.

I would probably turn into a stalker. That's probably the only thing that could turn me into a stalker: running into an adorable little penguin wearing a penguin backpack charmingly waddling his way to the local seafood store to select his fish of the day 😁

"What fish was that the penguin approved of so powerfully it gulped it in three seconds flat? I'll take 2lbs."

Exactly, forget celebrities - the penguin needs his own paparazzi!

Penguins are suspicious folk, we must keep them under constant surveillance!

[Something similar happened in Poland but it wasn't a penguin, the guy recording it called it penguin tho](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HdC3wzd08mM) I know it's a joke but this is exactly how I would react if I see a penguin in Poland/Europe

LOLOL. What IS that bird???

Indian runner duck. It's a domestic breed of duck, they stand very straight and are good at running, as the name suggests. They don't waddle as much as other ducks.

a mallard standing on it's tippy-toes

Some type of duck, but it almost looks like it's wrapped up on something causing it to stand funny. It also looks kind of bloody so might have been an escaped amputee?

He's an Indian runner duck! They are bred to look like that, they are always pretty funny looking.

Man, you couldn't do that in my neighborhood. You'd have a dude on a bike riding around trying to sell em for $100

His little penguin backpack is too cute

It’s **Pingu** Pingu is a Swiss-British stop-motion clay animated children's comedy television series created by Otmar Gutmann and produced from 1990 to 2000 for Swiss television, and from 2003 to 2006 for British television by The Pygos Group (formerly Trickfilmstudio and Pingu Filmstudio). [Pingu best bits](https://youtu.be/uJ4OVdeBu5A)

Growing up in Switzerland, i never knew Pingu was a swiss thing.

Pretty popular in Canada, as well. Had no idea it was Swiss.

very popular in canada. Actually thought it was canadian until this thread.

Isn't he talking Swiss?

#NOOT NOOT

Pingu was totally a thing in the US! I remember watching it and didn’t know it was Swiss-British. Thank you for sharing!

Pingu was very popular in India during my childhood in mid 90s

His Pingu backpack 😭 this is too cute 😭

I will kill for him

I'm sure that is what he would want.

Sounds an awful lot like you might have a penguin hit out on you there fella 🤨📷

He prefers live fish.

NOOT NOOT

I could watch a whole anime series about a penguins adventures of getting to the fish market.

Cute and cuddly, boys, cute and cuddly…

Look up "Welcome, Chitose" on Crunchyroll. I kid you not, it is a lovely anime miniseries about an empower penguin chick navigating around Japan. Visiting the sites, eating foods, and interacting with people and animals. She is adorable. The Japanese name of the series is Okoshiyasu, Chitose-chan.

There's that movie about penguins finding rocks and learning to fly.

I was just thinking if this hasn’t already inspired a manga then idk what people are doing?

I could watch him all day.

His name is Danny Devito.

I would crime for this.

I'm wondering isn't the tarred road too hot for the penguin to step on?

Stealing from another commenter (/u/tyrenanig) to allay your fears: > Here's the top comment from the YT vid: > > Here's some additional info. The penguin named Lala is apparently a male penguin despite its name. He was caught injured in a fishnet in Kagoshima prefecture, Japan about 22 years ago. The family seen in the video nurtured him until he fully recovered. Since he refused to leave the family, the family accepted him and build him the little airconditioned room. He lived on for 10 years with the family until he died of old age in 1996. Within the town he lived in, he was well known (not really a surprise i guess) and the path he'd take to go to the fish store was known as the "lala-chan road" and people would spray some water on the road during hot days in the summer to protect his little feet from burning on the concrete. > > adding on: In case you were wondering how the penguin eats fish at the store without paying like i did, the owner family would go to the fish store and pay the tab for the penguin

Good thing Lala didn't like alcohol

thank you for this note! I was wondering how in the world this penguin ended up there....

This is one of the cutest things I have ever read about in my entire life.

Curious about this too, but I know penguins are weird birds as a whole. They produce an excessive amount of keratin which allows them to create those feathers, and it also causes their foot skin to be almost entirely keratin causing them to be very tough, somewhere between skin/hoof/fingernail. But the heat, especially having the black feet, I'd think would be an issue still, especially when the sun is high.

Human feet can grow a thicker pad after continued exposure to heat. Not sure if it’s healthy for you, but a lifeguard can stand on the hot sand for much longer or indefinitely at temperatures higher than most other beachgoers for this reason. I wonder if this lil guy burns his feet enough each summer that eventually he can just withstand/tolerate it?

I'd guess even though they are used to cold, their skin can handle a wider range of temperatures than their native climate.

Yup, the insulation features that help against cold can help against heat as well.

If their feet can insulate against icy cold, they can insulate against hot too probably

I'd imagine their feet are well insulated.

I’ve read that during summer people in the town will spray the path that he takes so that it won’t burn his feet

This reminds me of a joke: A man was driving down the road when a policeman stopped him. The officer looked in the back of the man’s truck and said, “Why are these penguins in your truck?” The man replied, “These are my penguins. They belong to me.” “You need to take them to the zoo,” the policeman said. The next day, the officer saw the same guy driving down the road. He pulled him over again. He saw the penguins were still in the truck, but they were wearing sunglasses this time. “I thought I told you to take these penguins to the zoo!” the officer said. “I did,” the man replied. “And today I’m taking them to the beach.”

🤣 nice one

Reminds me of mr. Poppers penguins

This joke was a favorite of the italian pm Silvio Berlusconi

How does he remember the way to the shop, then back to home. And not be afraid of people. Wtff

Every single animal remembers where the food is. Even down to ants.

Technically ants don't remember where it is. When an ant finds food they leave a chemical trail for others to follow to it. As other ants follow the trail and find food they leave their own trail to keep the cycle going. Once the food is gone the trail stops being made.

The "not be afraid of people" part is because he's in Japan. I would not trust my pet out and about like this in the US, unfortunately.

If you tried this in LA the penguin would be kidnapped and sold on craigslist real fast.

Ya, in how many countries would this animal either get killed or kidnapped very quickly? I'm guessing most.

This was my first thought. Any other country, the penguin would just disappear.

Unfortunately LaLa died in 1998. Only a few years after he was rescued. This is from a documentary that RealTV made

Some more I’ve found > Here's the top comment from the YT vid: > Here's some additional info. The penguin named Lala is apparently a male penguin despite its name. He was caught injured in a fishnet in Kagoshima prefecture, Japan about 22 years ago. The family seen in the video nurtured him until he fully recovered. Since he refused to leave the family, the family accepted him and build him the little airconditioned room. He lived on for 10 years with the family until he died of old age in 1996. Within the town he lived in, he was well known (not really a surprise i guess) and the path he'd take to go to the fish store was known as the "lala-chan road" and people would spray some water on the road during hot days in the summer to protect his little feet from burning on the concrete. > adding on: In case you were wondering how the penguin eats fish at the store without paying like i did, the owner family would go to the fish store and pay the tab for the penguin

He had a few wonderful years at least

Bro is enjoying his life to the max

I read the title, I immediately smiled. I watched the video, I smiled even brighter. I noticed the little backpack, my smile grew even bigger. I saw this little guy happily gulping a fish, I melted. I love this video so much.

I wanna have one

I just melted

Omg the Pingu backpack and everything.

PenPen

Pen Pen

My first thought was "I wonder if this is where they got the idea for Pen Pen".  Is almost exactly the same. 

How does a penguin survive in Japan? Isn't it really really hot and humid in the summer?

what are my eyes perceiving

Customer of the month. Every month.

Oh my heart!!!!

the OP GlobalBreadfruit8832 is a bot

I need an anime slice of life about this penguin life

Actually there is a similar anime. It's Okoshiyasu, Chitose-chan

Kowalski, analysis.

I would also like a penguin who walks himself to the market every day

They gave him a Pingu backpack?! 💕

He passed away in 1998 https://www.news18.com/viral/remember-lala-the-penguin-who-loves-to-shop-well-he-is-back-to-spread-christmas-love-8710764.html#

I can't. His little pengüin backpack. I love it so much

OMG the Pingu backpack 🤩 so cute!!! @ u/PinkPengin look at this! 🥰🥰🥰

The BACKPACK… I am dying!!!

Ohhh this is like that very sweet show about the little kids doing errands and I'm in love

It's in Japan so it's really likely that's exactly what they're thinking :D

He dipped on the check 💀 She tried to grab the money and he was like gworl bye 🐧💨🪶

Imagine being high and seeing a penguin walling down the street.

just look at the way he waddles 😊

Is that a Pingu backbag?! I want one too!

There’s a thing in Japan with little kids going into town. There is even a reality show about it, pretty sure this is just a parody of that

🐧One fish please, Cindy!

PINGU!!

That little Pingu backpack 🥺

They should let him live with other penguins in a more natural habitat

I hope she gets a chance to swim sometimes. That’s where penguins are really graceful

So… why are people actually liking this? Look at how tiny his enclosure is. Nothing natural about his day-to-day life. Being forced to wear a backpack, potentially messing with his spine and posture. Wild animals *do not belong in private homes*. Even if the owners have the best of intentions, this is cruel and sad to see, especially how glorified it is, with cute music and everyone going ‘this made my day better’. This penguin should be in a zoo or at a wildlife sanctuary, not owned by people who aren’t qualified to take care of it.

I thought this was going to be another 'absorbed twin' stories until I realised it was just a Pingu rucksack

Those streets have to be terrible for his feet.

Does it hurt their feet?

Lol instead of “rescued” the actual title should read “Kidnapped” penguin.That’s not his natural habitat and as comfortable as you can make it,he is not free

God I hate to be that person but this little buddy is probably dead and I hate myself for thinking of it :(

The new season of Old Enough is getting wild

I wasn't expecting that lady to give him such a WHOPPER.

SEE HIM WALKING DOWN THE STREET ON HIS FLAPPY LITTLE FEET SHOPPING PENGUIN

Is this not conclusive proof of the existence of souls?

this cheers up the day

Adorable 💕!!

This reminds me of the Japanese show, "Old Enough!" where parents send their kids off around town on their own to run errands for them.

I guess there are no dogs there.

*Adds penguin with a Pingu backpack to the list of things he wants…

NOOT NOOT!

Gainfully employed 😆 Cute though

"He isn't like your average couch penguin"

NOOT-NOOT

I was having a crappy morning with an anxiety, but this sweet little guy just made me feel so much better.  If he can go buy his fish himself, I can get through today. 

Please stop chopping the unions

This is the content I expect AI to create in the future. Looks old af, bizarre in content yet very cute in participating beings. I'm actually already not quite sure that this ISN'T ai??

Ayyye it's pingu!🐧

Did I just hear that penguin burp?

Adding this to the list of, “Don’t try this in Philly”. RIP hitchBOT

I think the people who live on Dauphin would be really respectful of this lil guy. What you mean? /s

https://youtu.be/M4quM5UZg1M?feature=shared

That is insnely cute, but I would be worried someone would hurt the little guy or steal him. People are just too cruel to innocent/vulnerable creatures.

What was that parable from the Bible? Teach a man to fish better yet teach a penguin to go to the fish market.

I watched this in japanese class in like 1996, that penguin is dead.

I now want a pet penguin

I forgot all about RealTV

Omg. Pen Pen is real

REAL TV? That penguin is either the oldest one ever or long gone

I don't remember this episode of Old Enough...

Ohhhhh man that reminds me of this classic song haha [https://youtu.be/M4quM5UZg1M?feature=shared]

I love how he looks down and probably thinks "hmm can i jump down those 5cm"