The internets are abuzz today with the recent sighting of a king penguin with nearly all-black coloration. Seems this fully fledged adult didn’t get the memo about his species’ usual attire including a large white apron front of feathers. However, he’s not the only unusually colored marine animal out there at the moment. In the [...]
Posted on January 28, 2010, 1:44 pm, by Sarah, under
fun with fins.
A report released in Polar Biology had an interesting incident involving an overeager king penguin to relate. Apparently a researcher happened upon a particular king that had decided he was ready to raise some offspring. Since it was too early for king penguin breeding season, the adult went after his neighbors’ chick which belonged to a pair of skua [...]
Posted on January 29, 2009, 10:23 pm, by Sarah, under
fun with fins.
The Florida Aquarium has a self-appointed guru for picking the Super Bowl winner for the weekend. Does Cliff want the Cardinals to take it home or the Steelers? Will he align with the other fowl or respond to the black, white, and yellow team colors for the Steelers that rather resemble another penguin? Hmm. Maybe [...]
I’m really not sure how I feel about the above video. A) These people are wayyyyyy too close to wild killer whales! Even if they’re not in US waters that fall underneath MMPA provisions they should be a little more sensible of their own safety. B) By becoming [...]