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An otherworldly picture of the alien-like inside of a penguin’s mouth shocked the internet when it made the charismatic, tuxedo-clad bird look as though it came straight out of a horror flick. It also had Snopes readers asking: Could this photograph possibly be real?
The inside of the mouth of a penguin is probably not what you expect: this photo shot by Sea Berry is a demonstration https://t.co/yxNhw88JLxpic.twitter.com/Fj1gTSmUvX
A reverse-image search returned more than 1,500 results on social media platforms like Reddit and Imgur, as well as in a variety of news publications since its original publication in 2015. But the original picture was captured by National Geographic Your Shot contributor Clinton Berry.