Real-life Monty the penguin finds soul-mate in scenes mirroring John Lewis Christmas advert
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These extraordinary images from a tiny island in frigid Antarctica show one penguin's desperate search for his soul-mate.
The touching scenes from Devil's Island mirror the plight of Monty the penguin in the John Lewis Christmas advert.
Tourist Adam Gibbs managed to capture the lonely Adelie penguin's hunt for love during his journey to the Antarctic Peninsula to photograph glaciers.
It's real love: This is the heart-warming moment the penguins share a kiss with each other on Devil's Island in Antarctica
March of the penguins: The flightless birds waddle along the shoreline together after uniting on an ice floe near the Antarctic Peninsula
Follow me: Tourist Adam Gibbs managed to capture the lonely Adelie penguin's hunt for love during his journey to the Antarctic Peninsula
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The adorable penguin cuts a lonely figure standing alone on a solitary iceberg, looking out to the horizon in search of a mate, just like Monty.
The flightless bird is photographed waddling along the icy coastline, pining for a mate, and in one shot even appears to lift his gaze to the heavens in a plea for help.
Just like the telly: The touching scenes from Devil's Island mirror the plight of Monty the penguin in the John Lewis Christmas advert
Lonely: The adorable penguin cuts a lonely figure standing alone on a solitary iceberg in search of a mate, just like Monty
Looking for love: In one photograph, the male penguin appears to lift his gaze to the heavens in a plea for help in his search for a mate
Ready, set, go: The male penguin gets a response from a female nearby and embarks on a dangerous journey to reach her
Time to fly: The male penguin started running and diving across blocks of melting ice to find his mate
But before long, the male penguin started running and diving across blocks of melting ice to get to a second iceberg - where he is united with his partner.
The pair then have a heart-warming encounter, before being snapped swimming together and even appearing to stroll flipper-in-flipper along the surf.
Final approach: The male penguin hops onto an iceberg moments before a heart-warming encounter with his female partner
Happy feet: Photographer Adam Gibbs, from British Columbia in Canada, said the courtship was a 'really sweet scene'
Penguins are one of the few species on earth which mate for life.
Adam, who lives in the Canadian province of British Columbia, said: 'It was a really sweet scene.
'As soon as I saw the Monty advert online it immediately reminded me of the penguins I'd photographed.'
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