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Penguins cope with climate change
Our lovable flightless friends down under have proven that they have more going for them than clay-mation cartoons and tuxedo parodies. We always knew that penguins were cool, but we may have under-estimated...John McCain + the evil Penguin from Batman = SAME CAMPAIGN
Oddly enough John McCain's political speech sounds very much like the evil Penguin (played by Burgess Meredith) when he ran for mayor of Gotham City in this classic episode of Batman.
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Penguin receives knighthood, inspects the troops
I could think of a few generals he could replace. " Believe it or not, the Norwegian King's Guard has a penguin for a mascot and honorary colonel-in-chief. Fittingly, it's a king penguin. He resides at the...
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Penguin receives Norwegian knighthood at Edinburgh Zoo
A very celebrated penguin at the Edinburgh Zoo, Nils Olav, received the highest hounour for a penguin today.He was knighted.He already has medals for good conduct and long service, after he was made honorary... Edinburgh Zoo visitors see human 'penguin performance'
"The latest species in captivity was unveiled in the shape of five performers living in an enclosure originally designed for penguins.The show - Enclosure 44, Humans - was unveiled to quizzical crowds as dancers used...191 views | 0 comments | 0 recommendations
Penguins wash up closer to equator in Brazil
"RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) — Penguins from frigid waters near the bottom of the world are washing up closer to the equator than ever before, Brazilian wildlife authorities said Wednesday."Johnny Depp To Play The Riddler?
Now this is some juicy movie gossip: Johnny Depp may play the Riddler and Philip Seymour Hoffman may play the Penguin in the next Batman film. They would easily put to shame Jim Carrey's overblown comic version of...1360 views | 17 comments | 5 recommendations
Hundreds of dying penguins wash up in Brazil
About 400 penguins have washed ashore on Brazilian beaches this year, which experts say is an unusually high number. While it's not uncommon for a small number of penguins to wash ashore in Brazil, their number have...383 views | 5 comments | 5 recommendations
Climate havoc killing off penguins
"PENGUIN populations have plummeted at a key breeding colony in Argentina, mirroring declines in many species of the marine flightless birds due to climate change, pollution and other factors, a study shows. ...171 views | 0 comments | 0 recommendations
March of the penguins becomes a desperate crawl for survival
This makes me just so sad.Penguin numbers are dwindling fast meaning that the world's oceans are in trouble and a species that scientists thought would be relatively safe from the human impacts of global warming are... Spot the Spots: Biometric Penguin ID
All those penguins look pretty much the same. This problem has been baffling scientists who strive to track penguin migration and behavior without outwardly-visible tags. Their solution: computer-enhanced image...Penguin robot can interact with humans
"A robotic pet penguin which can interact with humans has been unveiled by South Korean researchers. Pomi (Penguin Robot for Multimodal Interaction) can see, hear, touch and emit smells as well as making faces, the...233 views | 2 comments | 0 recommendations
Frisky seal tries to rape a penguin
One Antarctic fur seal however, had sex on its mind when it set its sights on a king penguin.The incident, which was caught on tape, is the first reported case of a mammal trying to have sex with a member of...'Sex pest' seal attacks penguin
There would seem to be sexual predators in the animal kingdom too"An Antarctic fur seal has been observed trying to have sex with a king penguin.The South African-based scientists who witnessed the incident say it is the most unusual case of mammal mating behaviour yet...Giant Twitter Typewriter in Second Life
From the virtual inventions desk, comes this cute mashup of Second Life and Twitter — a giant typewriter has been created in the virtual world of SL that allows users to type 140 characters of fun onto virtual...189 views | 0 comments | 0 recommendations
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