An adorable Adelie penguin decided to steal the spotlight from the crew of the American icebreaker Polar Star.
As they posed for the official ship photo, the crew of the icebreaker Polar Star had an unexpected addition to their group — an Adelie penguin, who scampered into frame and struck a pose.
The photo was taken on Jan. 31 in the Ross Sea, near Antarctica.
U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area / Petty Officer 1st Class George Degener
The USCGC Polar Star and its crew of 140 are currently on a four-month mission to Antarctica as part of the annual operation to resupply McMurdo Station, the National Science Foundation's Arctic research center.
U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area / Petty Officer 1st Class George Degener
The Polar Star is responsible for creating a channel through icy McMurdo Sound so that supply ships can reach the research station and deliver a year's worth of food, fuel, and everything else its residents need to survive the freezing winter months.
In order to reach the station, the Polar Star has to break through 12 miles of ice, which can be as thick as 10 feet in some places.
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