Updated 16:24 IST, December 23rd 2023
Viral watch: Male penguin proposes with a stone, internet showers love
Offering stones is a sign of showing love and plays a role in establishing a connection these stones are required to build nests and build a strong home.

A video has grabbed the attention of social media users in which a male penguin proposes to a female penguin with a stone, a simple but a little weird gift. This whole scene was captured on video and went viral, loved by users across the globe.
People and the crowd in the surrounding cheered and celebrated this amazing and romantic moment of two love’birds’. This proposal which went viral enhances the courtship and rituals which are observed in various penguin species, where offering stones and pebbles is a sign of showing love and plays a role in establishing a connection.
These stones are required to build nests and build a strong home for the offsprings.
It reflects the sense of community and social bonds that penguins form in their colonies.
The video worked as a wave of positive reactions on all the social media platforms, where users are expressing their love and admiration with unconventional yet endearing ‘engagement’
A netizen wrote, “What did she say ?? Did she say yes ? Someone tell me please”. A second wrote, “Yes scream more so everything happens smoothly and naturally,” and a third mentioned, “The penguin is single handedly raising standards”.
Users started asking questions like , “What did she say ?? Did she say yes ? Someone tell me please”. A second wrote, “Yes scream more so everything happens smoothly and naturally,” and a third mentioned, “The penguin is single handedly raising standards”.
Published 16:24 IST, December 23rd 2023