Happy feat: these penguins found a camera in Antarctica and captured an excellent selfie

The selfie-snapping animals are at it again.

Two emperor penguins in Antarctica captured a short video of themselves after coming across a camera left on the ice by a human.

The Australian Antarctic Division posted the comical, 38-second clip to its social media channels Thursday. One of the group’s members, Eddie Gault, had placed the camera on the ground near the Auster Rookery – home to a large emperor penguin colony – while visiting the nearby Mawson research station.

“It didn’t take long for the naturally curious birds to seize the opportunity for a selfie,” the group said.

While the video at first captures a handful of penguins from a low vantage point, one bird soon waddles over to the camera and – with a single impressive kick – angles the screen to focus only on its face.

Because everyone has that one friend, another penguin soon nudges its way into the frame. For about half a minute, the two chirp and cock their heads inquisitively at the screen, before perking up and shaking their heads and bellies repeatedly.

Within hours, video of the penguins had been viewed more than 30,000 times on the Australian Antarctic Division Facebook page.

It’s not the first time, of course, that an animal selfie has made headlines – or even the first time a penguin in Antarctica has captured itself on camera.