Who hasn’t felt like pushing someone and stealing their fish from time to time? Timmy, the naughty penguin in this tale of two penguins, was accused of stealing fish and shoving other penguins. Betty, the conventionally good penguin, earned the title by being good at swimming and waiting patiently for fish.
The National Aquarium of New Zealand posts their “Naughty” and “Good” Penguins of the Month, praising one and ridiculing the other for their behavior. Someone spotted this tradition and posted it to Facebook, where it went viral.
The image made its way to Reddit, and then to Twitter, where people are divided on whether Timmy is in fact Naughty or just thinking outside the enclosure. Is he “bad” because he knows what he wants and goes after it?
I bet Timmy has a motorcycle and a hot penguin girlfriend… pic.twitter.com/LybWOah7Hf
— Amy Coop (@theamycoop) July 6, 2017
Tag yourself, I'm Timmy https://t.co/yI1vuJdcVT
— Tara Mulholland (@tara_mulholland) July 4, 2017
in my experience, this is MOST penguins! 🐧
— Selena Flores (@adisasterpiece) July 1, 2017
Betty is a #goodytwoshoes if she had shoes! https://t.co/ADTb9BYp5s
— Spinkybird (@Spinkybird) July 4, 2017
Be the naughty penguin you want to see in the world https://t.co/wvJh3xCxgG
— Tom Witney (@drtomwitney) July 4, 2017
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In response to this outcry of justice for Timmy, the zoo posted more information on their favorite naughty penguin:
https://www.facebook.com/NationalAquariumNZ/photos/a.135056123205225.18240.130391173671720/1542190459158444/?type=3
“We love Timmy, however he’s a regular offender of stealing fish and pushing other penguins out the way while flicking up sand in the process!”
May we all be the lovable, belligerent penguins we’re meant to be.
