Amazing Footage of an Incredibly Rare Emperor Penguin Covered Almost Entirely in Black Feathers

In a clip from the BBC America series Dynasties, a lone emperor penguin covered almost entirely in black feathers, struts around in front of a giant waddle, spotlighting exactly how different this one is from the others. This unusual appearance is due to melanism, which is a very rare species mutation and very few survive to adulthood, possibly making this penguin the rarest in the world.

Someone never outgrew their goth phase…

Lori Dorn
Lori Dorn

Lori is a Laughing Squid Contributing Editor based in New York City who has been writing blog posts for over a decade. She also enjoys making jewelry, playing guitar, taking photos and mixing craft cocktails.