Penguin poses for snap with toy

16 Jan 2012, 11:39 am   -   Source: News.com.au/AAP
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An Adelie penguin starts to groom a soft penguin toy at Commonwealth Bay 20 kilometres from Mawson's Hut in Antarctica. (AAP)

An Adelie penguin starts to groom a soft penguin toy at Commonwealth Bay 20 kilometres from Mawson's Hut in Antarctica. (AAP)

The crew on the Aurora Australis icebreaker has taken heart-warming snaps of a penguin grooming a stuffed toy. 

The crew on the Aurora Australis icebreaker has taken heart-warming snaps of a penguin grooming a stuffed toy. 

The adventurers handed the Adelie penguin a stuffed toy in the Antarctic and watched in awe as it snuggled with it.

A commemorative team arrived at Douglas Mawson's huts in Antarctica to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Douglas Mawson's landing.

In fine weather, the team was flown by helicopter across 20km of sea ice from the ice-breaker Aurora Australis on Monday morning.

Cloud and fog has prevented the party from reaching the huts for the past three days.

The team, led by Australian Antarctic Division director Tony Fleming, gathered outside Mawson's hut for the ceremony as Adelie penguins wandered about from their nearby rookeries.

The huts are nestled among rocks that are the few stretches of land exposed on Commonwealth Bay.

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