This is true video ... bcoz on 13 dec 2009 I saw same thing on cornice and it was swiming in the water ... i tried to capture it but it was just few swims and then vanished ... since I saw it from back side i thought it mite be some duck, i did not think of penguin but now after watching this movie i recall the scene i saw and the thing i saw was bulky like penguin. I can certify this is true.
If I was an authorized personnel in the tourism authority, I would name that penguin, keep it in a safe place in Qatar for visitors, create attractive toys, use it for tourism campaigns for Qatar.
I can't comment on whether the videos are fake or not. But I wonder why both videos stop a few seconds after the penguin is seen, could it be just a hoax like many others we've seen in the past?
just resourceful... its just so annoying seeing people adding arrogant comments, so they can bully the topic initiators... and not looking to facts first..
just resourceful... its just so annoying seeing people adding arrogant comments, so they can bully the topic initiators... and not looking to facts first..
I cant believe that some people knows how to use Qatarliving well and think of themselves as Einstein of this era... but so stupid to search the web 1st before hitting the keys...
Penguins are spread throughout the southern hemisphere from the Antarctic to the Galapagos islands on the equator. Penguins in southern Australia regularly experience temperatures in excess of 35°C and often in excess of 40°. Other species of penguin experience hot weather in South Africa and South America.
Only two species, the Emperor and the Adelie breed only on or close to the Antarctic mainland. The other sixteen or so species breed in sub-Antarctic, temperate, sub-tropical and tropical areas.
So yes, it is possible... penguins are like human, and qatar expats.. some of us came from freezing temps. and are now enjoying Qatar's sunny weather....
Having looked at it using my latest electron microscope and studies the camera angles, I am considering the possibility that it was actually Chocoholic in a Burkini.
as a precautionary measure, qatar needs to train some blue-tip sharks and send them north of the gulf to stop further infiltration of spy-penguins from iran..:-/
Its highly unlikely that this penguin swam through the strait of hormuz and landed itself into the gulf from the arabian sea. so, it may be that someone has released it in to the waters either from any of the gulf countries or iran.
Intriguing penguin video. To stop the doubt of Qlers about the video of penguin on Corniche. You must make a sworn statements that its real. Report this to the the ministry of environment for the penguin to be properly care of and you who knows you might receive a reward.
just one last question:
Is the penguin in the video a real one?
Now, make a promise goes like this way,
In the name of Allah, I saw a penguin in Corniche swimming in seawater able to survive in harsh environment. And more details. Dated xx/xx/xxxx
Intriguing penguin video. To stop the doubt of Qlers about the video of penguin on Corniche. You must make a sworn statements that its real. Present it to the the ministry of environment for the penguin to be properly care of and you who knows you might receive a reward.
just one last question:
Is the penguin in the video a real one?
Now, make a promise goes like this way,
In the name of Allah, I saw a penguin in Corniche swimming in seawater able to survive in harsh environment. And more details. Dated xx/xx/xxxx
This does not look to be fake at all (I got some experience in the video editing and computer effects) beside The girl and the woman has to be good actors to make such expressions which is talking about a penguin in Arabic.
If that is fake then this guy has to be contacted by Hollywood directors :)
umm...ok. assuming the video's not a fake, someone should have reported it immediately to the ministry of environment or whatever government agency's in charge of taking care of lost and found wildlife.
the penguin is obviously not in its natural environment and may be sick or injured, which is sometimes the case for animals who suddenly turn up in places where they're least expected.
worxpace, la2 mush 3adi..) Poor you, you sounded so apprehensive rushing to the lady when she called you out to hurry up here to watch! I got scared myself at first.
marine life in the arabian gulf is surviving in extreme conditions...heavy evaporation and less of mixing with the ocean and added to that the hot brine and chemicals from all desalination plants in its shores. the salinity of this water body is much higher than what we find in the polar regions.
its highly unlikely that this poor creature will survive the temperature and salinity. someone needs to save the bird if possible.
btw, strawberry shisha said its 'outrageous' ...how come??
laplandsql, are you serious?? The camera was jerking around when he was running towards the sea and looking for penguin, and stopped when he found it. It's not rocket science. Plus as an Animal Planet fan, I can tell you that it looks like an African penguin who do live in heat in Africa. I don't know if this is real but it's definitely possible!
Yesterday I did not believe that someone saw a penguin. As penguin wont be able to survive this scorging Doha heat. To see is to believe. Now I believe thats really a genuine penguin!!!
i run everyday there and everyday i say .. oh my god how people leave in this country .. and you till me there is Penguin !!!!!!!!!! in doha everything is possible . in villagio park there is sound of birds from speaker to feel there is birds .. but when i saw this video maybe this is a robot Penguin loool to made the cornish more entertain looool .. anyway if that is effect so thats cool . if that real so welcome to the jungle . :D
All the video is about a sweet little girls cycle driving and in the last suddenely wates come sand moreover water is not that clear near corniche... :( fake fake fake...
Only way to do it properly is cut 2 clips together. I checked in slow-mo and can't see a cut. The easy way to find out is check the sea where the vid is shot. If it looks different there, then it's a fake... but you can't just cut and paste a penguin into the water!
out of 33 seconds video only 3 to 4 seconds of an image of a Penguin.. Fake to me I am afraid to say, especially the water near the sea wall is quite shallow for something to swim in it.. My verdict FAKE
I'm a software engineer with a local film company. Editors here say it would be very difficult to do - underwater is nearly impossible to fake. Need to go down to that spot on the corniche and see if the water is clear and if the bottom looks the same. Maybe someone can put a photo up for comparison?
Really? I'm the only one? You don't find it odd that you don't see the penguin in the water when he's trying to focus (cause you do see a good spread of the water) and you don't think it looks a bit odd and too clear for the water on the Corniche?
Unbelievable!. May be the effect of global warming has brought them to this part of the world. Still I wonder how they survive the extreme temperatures in this country. Poor fellows..
wow..lot's of weird things happening on different side of the world and seeing penguin on the shores of doha is one of the outrageous and unbelievable thing that will happen..
Qatar's winter months are brimming with unmissable experiences, from the AFC Asian Cup 2023 to the World Aquatics Championships Doha 2024 and a variety of outdoor adventures and cultural delights.
Fasten your seatbelts and get ready for a sweet escape into the world of budget-friendly Mango Sticky Rice that's sure to satisfy both your cravings and your budget!
Celebrate World Vegan Day with our list of vegan food outlets offering an array of delectable options, spanning from colorful salads to savory shawarma and indulgent desserts.
i really like the video. good post.<ahref="http://www.onlinebook-printing.com">kids books online</a>
This is true video ... bcoz on 13 dec 2009 I saw same thing on cornice and it was swiming in the water ... i tried to capture it but it was just few swims and then vanished ... since I saw it from back side i thought it mite be some duck, i did not think of penguin but now after watching this movie i recall the scene i saw and the thing i saw was bulky like penguin. I can certify this is true.
i woke up this morning and found a white polar bear in lady gaga sunglasses and flowery shorts sittin inside my car! and hey no kiddin!
It's a FAKE!!!
Wow that is so amazing! Nothing is permanent in this world but change! =)
Hello,
If I was an authorized personnel in the tourism authority, I would name that penguin, keep it in a safe place in Qatar for visitors, create attractive toys, use it for tourism campaigns for Qatar.
Nice video!
Regards,
Mohammed
Hmmm...look at the shadows cast by the trees and the "REALIZE" structure, does not fit in with the shadow cast by the penguin.
Do they have Penguins at Doha zoo?
Wow,its really Amazing......thankx for sharing
another video for the penguin
but convinced after the 2nd vid posted by qatarisun
As far as i can tell, the switch takes place at 0:26
obviously....
yeah i see it too playing with the sealion and a killer whale.
wow dts amazing.
What do they taste like?
last week some one told that he saw penguin but we didn't believe em.. now this video... whats going on really in qatar...????
video is true....penguin in QATAR
if it is true... it's really amazing. may be the penguin lives along corniche.
I now believed that there are certain species of Penguin appeared in Qatar.
@dennic, thanks for the second video and as proof that its really true.
@britexpat, funny penguins photos. they're like sheiks penguin.
the poor animal is too shy to face the camera. she is afraid to be catch though.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&hl=en&v=ZBkCEOWUWUQ
not edited as far as i can see.!!! pooor animal
there is another video:
nice brit... that picture seems legit also.... :D
What?? A thobe over the tux????? No way!!!!
I can't comment on whether the videos are fake or not. But I wonder why both videos stop a few seconds after the penguin is seen, could it be just a hoax like many others we've seen in the past?
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh BRIIITTTT. you are killing me... hhahahahahahahahahaha
hhahahahahahahahahaha.....blimey....hahahahahahahahaha
The video is real. They were there for the beach brunch this morning ..
Sun Lotion works for penguins too:
&feature=related
:)
this video is real, i saw the penguin on sheraton hotel at 11:30am
faker basher.... weeee more bobcorn...
but its a fake which is unbelievable..
Because the video is fake...
I went to Corniche last night hoping i could spot those gorgeous penguins..!none I saw..
amazing
just resourceful... its just so annoying seeing people adding arrogant comments, so they can bully the topic initiators... and not looking to facts first..
just resourceful... its just so annoying seeing people adding arrogant comments, so they can bully the topic initiators... and not looking to facts first..
not fake...wow amazing :)
Gnash_dc I think ur so smart.
I cant believe that some people knows how to use Qatarliving well and think of themselves as Einstein of this era... but so stupid to search the web 1st before hitting the keys...
Penguins are spread throughout the southern hemisphere from the Antarctic to the Galapagos islands on the equator. Penguins in southern Australia regularly experience temperatures in excess of 35°C and often in excess of 40°. Other species of penguin experience hot weather in South Africa and South America.
Only two species, the Emperor and the Adelie breed only on or close to the Antarctic mainland. The other sixteen or so species breed in sub-Antarctic, temperate, sub-tropical and tropical areas.
So yes, it is possible... penguins are like human, and qatar expats.. some of us came from freezing temps. and are now enjoying Qatar's sunny weather....
lolz
another guy found the same penguin:
&feature=player_embedded
if you dont like what you see then dont view it.
fake as can be
Yes looks like not edited...
Having looked at it using my latest electron microscope and studies the camera angles, I am considering the possibility that it was actually Chocoholic in a Burkini.
good idea. deep thought.
as a precautionary measure, qatar needs to train some blue-tip sharks and send them north of the gulf to stop further infiltration of spy-penguins from iran..:-/
elimentary, dear watson...err britey!!
You are a genius my friend.. Do you recall the story a few months ago about a Mossad vulture that infiltrated Saudi airspace ?
Well, they must now be training Penguins. It probably has sophisticated survelance equipment fitted to it :o(
Its highly unlikely that this penguin swam through the strait of hormuz and landed itself into the gulf from the arabian sea. so, it may be that someone has released it in to the waters either from any of the gulf countries or iran.
Intriguing penguin video. To stop the doubt of Qlers about the video of penguin on Corniche. You must make a sworn statements that its real. Report this to the the ministry of environment for the penguin to be properly care of and you who knows you might receive a reward.
just one last question:
Is the penguin in the video a real one?
Now, make a promise goes like this way,
In the name of Allah, I saw a penguin in Corniche swimming in seawater able to survive in harsh environment. And more details. Dated xx/xx/xxxx
Intriguing penguin video. To stop the doubt of Qlers about the video of penguin on Corniche. You must make a sworn statements that its real. Present it to the the ministry of environment for the penguin to be properly care of and you who knows you might receive a reward.
just one last question:
Is the penguin in the video a real one?
Now, make a promise goes like this way,
In the name of Allah, I saw a penguin in Corniche swimming in seawater able to survive in harsh environment. And more details. Dated xx/xx/xxxx
:)))
I like Penguin!
how are you
It means it has some reliability...
Yes, the same clip... ;o)
The same clip?
Well the QL and the Penguin are famous.. The clip was shown on Al-Jazzerah today :o)
I wonder if used to be someone's pet and they got rid of it..
This does not look to be fake at all (I got some experience in the video editing and computer effects) beside The girl and the woman has to be good actors to make such expressions which is talking about a penguin in Arabic.
If that is fake then this guy has to be contacted by Hollywood directors :)
Why can't just someone go and report it to the Newspapers office.. Let them see it and publish it in the paper..
Its Editinggggggggggggggggggggggggg
Its Editinggggggggggggggggggggggggg
This is the craziest and COOLEST thing I have ever seen on qatarliving. And this is totally real, I think some people are just in shock.
wtfffff
umm...ok. assuming the video's not a fake, someone should have reported it immediately to the ministry of environment or whatever government agency's in charge of taking care of lost and found wildlife.
the penguin is obviously not in its natural environment and may be sick or injured, which is sometimes the case for animals who suddenly turn up in places where they're least expected.
haha! well said britexpat.
Without commenting on the authenticity of the video...
Penguins can survive in these kind of temperatures
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Can_penguins_survive_in_hot_weather
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080511160346AAuhgoh
So.. possible
worxpace, la2 mush 3adi..) Poor you, you sounded so apprehensive rushing to the lady when she called you out to hurry up here to watch! I got scared myself at first.
Hope the little one enjoyed the fun, I did.
I like the video :D
A Penguin walks into Chocoholic's cake and coffee shop and orders an iced donut and a coffee latte.
Chocoholic thinks "that's a bit strange", but serves him anyway.
the Penguin finishes the donut and asks for another.
Cocoholic serves him without a word.
The Penguin says to chocoholic, "has my brother been in today?"
Chocoholic says "don't know; What does he look like?"
worxpace .. is there any continuation?
part II hit by a jetski maybe?
Not all penguins live in Antartica!
There are several species of penguins that live in warm waters, off the coasts of Australia, Africa, and South America.
worxpace, can you post a longer video or is that the end?
Maybe it escaped from that crazy park they have in Ras Al Khaimah- UAE where there are penguins
Well, it could be real...maybe somebody had it as a pet and dumped it in the sea.
marine life in the arabian gulf is surviving in extreme conditions...heavy evaporation and less of mixing with the ocean and added to that the hot brine and chemicals from all desalination plants in its shores. the salinity of this water body is much higher than what we find in the polar regions.
its highly unlikely that this poor creature will survive the temperature and salinity. someone needs to save the bird if possible.
btw, strawberry shisha said its 'outrageous' ...how come??
If you can see a Cheetah in a Landcruser & Speed Boat. And a woman in an abaya walking a monkey along the Corniche.
Then an African Penguin in Doha is not 100% unbelievable
laplandsql, are you serious?? The camera was jerking around when he was running towards the sea and looking for penguin, and stopped when he found it. It's not rocket science. Plus as an Animal Planet fan, I can tell you that it looks like an African penguin who do live in heat in Africa. I don't know if this is real but it's definitely possible!
Yesterday I did not believe that someone saw a penguin. As penguin wont be able to survive this scorging Doha heat. To see is to believe. Now I believe thats really a genuine penguin!!!
fake...
fake...all of a sudden the visual is not jerking(as it was) and a penguin appears...
am in the film/video industry..showed it to my boss..it can't be REAL....
hmmm ..
check the finger of the girl pointing for the penguin ;)
but wondering why just few seconds for the penguin ??
wow :) but hes still there, alone? how can he survive in warm water surprisinggg :O
She came to visit me. she is my GF and a very cool bird....but she didn't know that I have shifted my base.
The man and daughter could have filmed it when they were on holiday or visiting the zoo...
try to listen to the word of the man and young girl.
when the Man comes closely to the water he used the word saying البطريق (Penguin) and the young girl also used the same word...
awesome
Penguin on cornish yestarday ..
i run everyday there and everyday i say .. oh my god how people leave in this country .. and you till me there is Penguin !!!!!!!!!! in doha everything is possible . in villagio park there is sound of birds from speaker to feel there is birds .. but when i saw this video maybe this is a robot Penguin loool to made the cornish more entertain looool .. anyway if that is effect so thats cool . if that real so welcome to the jungle . :D
All the video is about a sweet little girls cycle driving and in the last suddenely wates come sand moreover water is not that clear near corniche... :( fake fake fake...
Not hard to fake at all. He edited on some video of a penguin swimming somewhere else.
Only way to do it properly is cut 2 clips together. I checked in slow-mo and can't see a cut. The easy way to find out is check the sea where the vid is shot. If it looks different there, then it's a fake... but you can't just cut and paste a penguin into the water!
Is that a coincidence that both the users who saw the penguin are from Egypt?? lol
this one is hard to fake.
i watched the video over and over again ,....it seems real..!!!
is not a fake
i cant open youtube in our office.... =(
out of 33 seconds video only 3 to 4 seconds of an image of a Penguin.. Fake to me I am afraid to say, especially the water near the sea wall is quite shallow for something to swim in it.. My verdict FAKE
a fake.... not professional editor ^_^ well done dude more practice
Exactly MBK. Why did he stop filming the penguin after 3 or 4 seconds?
This enforces my point - There should be no visas on arrival ... :o(
I can do that too.. I mean watch it on my mobile. What is the name of that video?
I watched again and again. and i'm sure there's no adding.
I didn't think they added the penguin in, I just think the water the penguin is in, isn't the water from the Corniche.
i think this one is genuine..
I'm a software engineer with a local film company. Editors here say it would be very difficult to do - underwater is nearly impossible to fake. Need to go down to that spot on the corniche and see if the water is clear and if the bottom looks the same. Maybe someone can put a photo up for comparison?
let me see again with critical eyes...
Really? I'm the only one? You don't find it odd that you don't see the penguin in the water when he's trying to focus (cause you do see a good spread of the water) and you don't think it looks a bit odd and too clear for the water on the Corniche?
but watched through iphone using 3G network :)
I don't think it is edited. Seem to be real.
I have to wait till I get home.. Youtube is blocked by the company firewall system
No youtube at work :o(
Wow, Amazing...
yesterday we made fun of calvinandsuzy...:(
looks like not edited at all....
Unbelievable!. May be the effect of global warming has brought them to this part of the world. Still I wonder how they survive the extreme temperatures in this country. Poor fellows..
Anyone else think this was edited together?
somebody need to take that penguin out of there..
wow..lot's of weird things happening on different side of the world and seeing penguin on the shores of doha is one of the outrageous and unbelievable thing that will happen..