The recent imposition of 10 percent tariffs on all exports from the Australian territories of Heard and McDonald Islands by US President Donald Trump has led to an unusual response on social media, with a surge in penguin memes. These uninhabited, barren sub-Antarctic islands are not occupied by humans but serve as the habitat for thousands of penguins.

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