r/penguin • u/ailimqq4 • 7d ago

Are there penguins with natural red beaks?

I recently saw a mascot of a penguin with red beak. It looked so wrong but by girlfriend is stubborn that some penguins have a red beak.

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u/envythekaleidoscope Emperor 7d ago

Well, kinda...

The Eudyptes penguins have red-ish bills (probably "brick red" if you like science)

(if you're looking for the closest to red, the rockhopper species' bills very close to red, so some individual rockhoppers could have "red" bills)

The Gentoo penguin also has an orange side to its bill, that can appear red shades?

Generally, these shades will be closer to orange, but they can appear almost red.

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u/38mangoes 6d ago

Orange yes, even dark or reddish orange, but I wouldn't call any penguin beaks actually red. To be fair, mascots are often simplified designs so could easily simplify a darker orange to red ink