I finally set foot on the Antarctic continent and I love being in this terra
continent and I love being in this terra
continent and I love being in this terra incognita there are no signs of human
incognita there are no signs of human
incognita there are no signs of human anything there so when you’re out hiking
anything there so when you’re out hiking
anything there so when you’re out hiking in Antarctica you really do feel like
in Antarctica you really do feel like
in Antarctica you really do feel like the only person on earth that’s part of
the only person on earth that’s part of
the only person on earth that’s part of the allure I also had a very special
the allure I also had a very special
the allure I also had a very special encounter this is an island of South
encounter this is an island of South
encounter this is an island of South Georgia so already were returning from
Georgia so already were returning from
Georgia so already were returning from Antarctica and headed back and we’re on
Antarctica and headed back and we’re on
Antarctica and headed back and we’re on a beach with about half a million
a beach with about half a million
a beach with about half a million penguins and we noticed this one penguin
penguins and we noticed this one penguin
penguins and we noticed this one penguin that was a little bit different than the
that was a little bit different than the
that was a little bit different than the rest of them this penguin had black
rest of them this penguin had black
rest of them this penguin had black stomach his entire body was black and
stomach his entire body was black and
stomach his entire body was black and the biological term for this is melanism
the biological term for this is melanism
the biological term for this is melanism it’s a melanistic penguin
it’s a melanistic penguin
it’s a melanistic penguin it’s a genetic rarity and we saw and I
it’s a genetic rarity and we saw and I
it’s a genetic rarity and we saw and I said that’s really cool and I took some
said that’s really cool and I took some
said that’s really cool and I took some pictures but there were a lot of people
pictures but there were a lot of people
pictures but there were a lot of people that saw it the internet says that I
that saw it the internet says that I
that saw it the internet says that I discovered this black penguin and though
discovered this black penguin and though
discovered this black penguin and though I’m very flattered that’s not the case
I’m very flattered that’s not the case
I’m very flattered that’s not the case they were about 40 of us had saw it we
they were about 40 of us had saw it we
they were about 40 of us had saw it we all took pictures but the difference is
all took pictures but the difference is
all took pictures but the difference is that I tweeted the pictures we went back
that I tweeted the pictures we went back
that I tweeted the pictures we went back to the boat and everyone else went and
to the boat and everyone else went and
to the boat and everyone else went and got hot chocolate everything else I was
got hot chocolate everything else I was
got hot chocolate everything else I was so excited open my computer upload these
so excited open my computer upload these
so excited open my computer upload these pictures and immediately sent them out
pictures and immediately sent them out
pictures and immediately sent them out into the world and they went they went
into the world and they went they went
into the world and they went they went viral now the thing about the internet
viral now the thing about the internet
viral now the thing about the internet and the thing I learned and I’m still
and the thing I learned and I’m still
and the thing I learned and I’m still learning about the Internet the Internet
learning about the Internet the Internet
learning about the Internet the Internet has made everything that’s normal
has made everything that’s normal
has made everything that’s normal extraordinary and exotic and it’s taken
extraordinary and exotic and it’s taken
extraordinary and exotic and it’s taken everything that’s kind of extraordinary
everything that’s kind of extraordinary
everything that’s kind of extraordinary exotic and made it very normal and this
exotic and made it very normal and this
exotic and made it very normal and this kind of conversation ship is what what
kind of conversation ship is what what
kind of conversation ship is what what drives us to the Internet and also
drives us to the Internet and also
drives us to the Internet and also fascinates us by it’s why we spend hours
fascinates us by it’s why we spend hours
fascinates us by it’s why we spend hours on YouTube we’re looking at things that
on YouTube we’re looking at things that
on YouTube we’re looking at things that are very everyday that are now hilarious
are very everyday that are now hilarious
are very everyday that are now hilarious and exotic and we’re looking things that
and exotic and we’re looking things that
and exotic and we’re looking things that used to be very exotic that are now
used to be very exotic that are now
used to be very exotic that are now right in our in our desks right in front
right in our in our desks right in front
right in our in our desks right in front of our faces and this was the case with
of our faces and this was the case with
of our faces and this was the case with with the black penguin so he took
with the black penguin so he took
with the black penguin so he took several pictures of this penguin and
several pictures of this penguin and
several pictures of this penguin and everyone was commenting online and we
everyone was commenting online and we
everyone was commenting online and we were getting hundreds of thousands of
were getting hundreds of thousands of
were getting hundreds of thousands of hits on our website and everyone was so
hits on our website and everyone was so
hits on our website and everyone was so excited but of course the internet when
excited but of course the internet when
excited but of course the internet when you’re writing for the internet it’s the
you’re writing for the internet it’s the
you’re writing for the internet it’s the world’s largest peanut gallery so you’re
world’s largest peanut gallery so you’re
world’s largest peanut gallery so you’re writing and you’re getting all the
writing and you’re getting all the
writing and you’re getting all the naysayers and suddenly everyone was
naysayers and suddenly everyone was
naysayers and suddenly everyone was accusing me of photoshopping these
accusing me of photoshopping these
accusing me of photoshopping these pictures and this is this is a problem
pictures and this is this is a problem
pictures and this is this is a problem the Internet is we we have really grown
the Internet is we we have really grown
the Internet is we we have really grown to mistrust anything because there’s so
to mistrust anything because there’s so
to mistrust anything because there’s so much fake stuff out there and I was kind
much fake stuff out there and I was kind
much fake stuff out there and I was kind of offended because I was like I did not
of offended because I was like I did not
of offended because I was like I did not photoshop this penguin but people said I
photoshop this penguin but people said I
photoshop this penguin but people said I spray-painted I was like I did not spray
spray-painted I was like I did not spray
spray-painted I was like I did not spray paint hang on there really was an
paint hang on there really was an
paint hang on there really was an all-black penguin and I said there were
all-black penguin and I said there were
all-black penguin and I said there were other people there as well but I was one
other people there as well but I was one
other people there as well but I was one who put it on on Twitter and suddenly I
who put it on on Twitter and suddenly I
who put it on on Twitter and suddenly I was responsible now I have a very strict
was responsible now I have a very strict
was responsible now I have a very strict no artificial ingredients policy on all
no artificial ingredients policy on all
no artificial ingredients policy on all my social media and when I’m blogging
my social media and when I’m blogging
my social media and when I’m blogging everything else if I haven’t seen if I
everything else if I haven’t seen if I
everything else if I haven’t seen if I haven’t done it if I don’t know it I’m
haven’t done it if I don’t know it I’m
haven’t done it if I don’t know it I’m not going to put it out there but even
not going to put it out there but even
not going to put it out there but even then when this got so big that they were
then when this got so big that they were
then when this got so big that they were putting it on TV and all the news
putting it on TV and all the news
putting it on TV and all the news channels they were kind of questioning
channels they were kind of questioning
channels they were kind of questioning are you sure are you sure and we had a
are you sure are you sure and we had a
are you sure are you sure and we had a scientist who made my editor swear on a
scientist who made my editor swear on a
scientist who made my editor swear on a stack of national Geographics that the
stack of national Geographics that the
stack of national Geographics that the pictures were real and they and so the
pictures were real and they and so the
pictures were real and they and so the National Geographic said to me it’s like
National Geographic said to me it’s like
National Geographic said to me it’s like you know do you have any video that we
you know do you have any video that we
you know do you have any video that we can prove and I was like no I don’t I
can prove and I was like no I don’t I
can prove and I was like no I don’t I don’t and then I got home and I was I’m
don’t and then I got home and I was I’m
don’t and then I got home and I was I’m very disorganized by the way it was
very disorganized by the way it was
very disorganized by the way it was going through all my files I suddenly
going through all my files I suddenly
going through all my files I suddenly found that I actually had now if I knew
found that I actually had now if I knew
found that I actually had now if I knew what National Geographic paid for one
what National Geographic paid for one
what National Geographic paid for one second of worldwide exclusive rights for
second of worldwide exclusive rights for
second of worldwide exclusive rights for video I would have shot probably three
video I would have shot probably three
video I would have shot probably three hours in this penguin
hours in this penguin
hours in this penguin and retired but I only got 13 seconds
and retired but I only got 13 seconds
and retired but I only got 13 seconds and so when they showed this on CBS News
and so when they showed this on CBS News
and so when they showed this on CBS News and on all these morning shows they
and on all these morning shows they
and on all these morning shows they actually took this and they kind of
actually took this and they kind of
actually took this and they kind of spliced it four times in a row so it
spliced it four times in a row so it
spliced it four times in a row so it looks like the Penguins walking all
looks like the Penguins walking all
looks like the Penguins walking all across the beach but his only 13 second
across the beach but his only 13 second
across the beach but his only 13 second clip the black penguin was real though
clip the black penguin was real though
clip the black penguin was real though and he became very famous on the
and he became very famous on the
and he became very famous on the Internet but what I learned from this
Internet but what I learned from this
Internet but what I learned from this was that it’s not so much about who
was that it’s not so much about who
was that it’s not so much about who discovers it and who sees it but it’s
discovers it and who sees it but it’s
discovers it and who sees it but it’s it’s who shares it and that I put it on
it’s who shares it and that I put it on
it’s who shares it and that I put it on out there and it had taken on a life of
out there and it had taken on a life of
out there and it had taken on a life of its own and I also learned that from
its own and I also learned that from
its own and I also learned that from this whole experience that there were
this whole experience that there were
this whole experience that there were people who wanted to travel this way who
people who wanted to travel this way who
people who wanted to travel this way who were in their offices or at home but
were in their offices or at home but
were in their offices or at home but this was a way for them to follow along
this was a way for them to follow along
this was a way for them to follow along a real adventure in real time just just
a real adventure in real time just just
a real adventure in real time just just online
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