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Socially Awkward Penguin is an advice animal image macro series featuring a penguin lacking both social skills and self esteem. The text typically narrates uncomfortable life situations, highlighting an exceptionally clumsy or inelegant response. The original image was taken by nature photographer George F. Mobley and posted to illustrate a fact sheet on Adéli penguins for National Geographic's Wild Animals site.The Socially Awkward Penguin image macros began appearing on 4chan as early as May 2009, following the explosion of either series like Advice Dog and Courage Wolf. In an archived thread from May 31st, 2009, a /b/ (random) user names Socially Awkward Penguin as an explanation of the term "advice animal."