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KurtPerthWA
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 |  Subject: Penquins... what happens to them?  Tue Oct 25, 2011 5:24 am | |
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Did you ever wonder why there are no dead penguins on the ice in Antarctica - where do they go ?
Wonder no more ! ! !
It is a known fact that the penguin is a very ritualistic bird which lives an extremely ordered and complex life.
The penguin is very committed to its family and will mate for life, as well as maintaining a form of compassionate contact with its offspring throughout its life.
If a penguin is found dead on the ice surface, other members of the family and social circle have been known to dig holes in the ice, using their vestigial wings and beaks, until the hole is deep enough for the dead bird to be rolled into and buried.
The male penguins then gather in a circle around the fresh grave and sing:
"Freeze a jolly good fellow"
"Freeze a jolly good fellow."
"Then they kick him in the ice hole."
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joncallihan
Silver Wing Expert
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Location: Lafayette, Colorado, USA
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| | Subject: Re: Penquins... what happens to them? Tue Oct 25, 2011 6:18 am | |
|  Booo!  |
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pancho
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| | Subject: Re: Penquins... what happens to them? Tue Oct 25, 2011 1:33 pm | |
| DUD....thats.....COLD  |
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Waspie
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Location: Portland, UK
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| | Subject: Re: Penquins... what happens to them? Tue Oct 25, 2011 2:03 pm | |
| Superb. |
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dspevack
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| | Subject: Re: Penquins... what happens to them? Tue Oct 25, 2011 3:52 pm | |
| Penguins in Sweaters:   The recent New Zealand oil spill left many penguins in need of warmth and protection. Sweaters were used to prevent the birds from preening their feathers and ingesting the toxic oil until they could be cleaned. People around the world knitted and donated enough sweaters to cover the little guys. For the top one I've created a photo caption contest HERE in the polls section, and in the bottom one, they look like they should have on roller skates. _________________ I ride on two wheels cause I feel very unsafe on one wheel.Dan in Miami. The king of custom! Check out my bike mods hereReality is irrelevant. Its perception that counts. Control people's perceptions, and you control their reality. |
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bikerboy
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| | Subject: Re: Penquins... what happens to them? Wed Oct 26, 2011 6:46 am | |
| Apparently the rescue centre was overwhelmed with hundreds on knitted waistcoats but the veterinarians decided that the penguins were too stressed by the wearing of them so there is a good opening for someone who has a use for lots of tiny woolen coats !!! |
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dspevack
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| | Subject: Re: Penquins... what happens to them? Wed Oct 26, 2011 8:06 am | |
| Where did you see they were to stressed out? Link please.
They don't look all that unhappy.
Dan
_________________ I ride on two wheels cause I feel very unsafe on one wheel.Dan in Miami. The king of custom! Check out my bike mods hereReality is irrelevant. Its perception that counts. Control people's perceptions, and you control their reality. |
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Waspie
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| | Subject: Re: Penquins... what happens to them? Wed Oct 26, 2011 8:17 am | |
| How do tell when a penguin is pissed? As an ex Penguin shepherd I often encountered miffed birds!!!  |
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MikeO
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| | Subject: Re: Penquins... what happens to them? Wed Oct 26, 2011 8:41 am | |
| Did you know that scientists track the movement of flocks of penguins by spotting their sh*t from satellites?
It was on QI this week - I kid you not!
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Waspie
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| | Subject: Re: Penquins... what happens to them? Wed Oct 26, 2011 8:51 am | |
| | MikeO wrote: | Did you know that scientists track the movement of flocks of penguins by spotting their sh*t from satellites?
It was on QI this week - I kid you not! |
Having spent some time in Penguin city I can believe it!
They stink!!!! |
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wingnprayer
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| | Subject: Re: Penquins... what happens to them? Wed Oct 26, 2011 10:56 am | |
| Trust your mother to wreck Christmas again with her homemade presents!
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dspevack
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| | Subject: Re: Penquins... what happens to them? Wed Oct 26, 2011 12:07 pm | |
| Penguin shepard??? Waspie...Do Tell.... _________________ I ride on two wheels cause I feel very unsafe on one wheel.Dan in Miami. The king of custom! Check out my bike mods hereReality is irrelevant. Its perception that counts. Control people's perceptions, and you control their reality. |
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Winger61
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| | Subject: Re: Penquins... what happens to them? Wed Oct 26, 2011 1:43 pm | |
| Rumour has it that when the helo's flew over the penguins in the Falklands, they watched them go overhead, and fell over backwards!  Waspie, answers please! (I didn't get to go there myself) |
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Waspie
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| | Subject: Re: Penquins... what happens to them? Wed Oct 26, 2011 1:51 pm | |
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Waspie
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Location: Portland, UK
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| | Subject: Re: Penquins... what happens to them? Wed Oct 26, 2011 2:00 pm | |
| | dspevack wrote: | | Penguin shepard??? Waspie...Do Tell.... |
Well our Australian cousins and indeed the South Africans use choppers to round up herds of whatever. So we utilised our little Wasp to round up a few penguins for a photo shoot!! |
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KurtPerthWA
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Location: Belmont, Perth WA
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| | Subject: Re: Penquins... what happens to them? Thu Oct 27, 2011 3:55 am | |
| And after the shoot, the Pengy Barby..... |
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