PENGUINS RULE!!

Let’s hear it for the Penguins from Pittsburgh who were looking like a bunch of turkeys at the start of the Stanley Cup finals, but then soared to victory even though they did not have “red wings”!

Poo Reveals ~30% More Colonies of Emperor Penguins

“BONN, Germany (Reuters) – Ten new colonies of emperor penguins have been found in Antarctica after satellite photos showing brownish stains on the ice turned out to be the excrement of thousands of birds.

The findings, revealed by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) on Tuesday, will help understand penguin populations and the vulnerability to global warming of the breeding colonies which are on sea ice.

“We now reckon there are 38 colonies in Antarctica, 10 of them previously unknown,” Phil Trathan, a BAS penguin ecologist, told Reuters of the study in the journal Global Ecology and Biogeography…”That’s potentially a massive change in the population.”    Full Story

Penguin Secret Revealed

“Zoologists have long wondered where the flightless seabird goes during these long spells away from land — and now French scientists, in a study published in Wednesday, believe they can supply the answer.”      Story

Bionic Penguins Swim and…Fly?

“Using their flippers, the mechanical penguins can paddle through water just like real ones, while larger helium-filled designs can “swim” through the air.  Each penguin carries 3D sonar developed by EvoLogics in Berlin, Germany, which is used to monitor its surroundings and avoid collisions with walls or other penguins.”     Story with Video

Penguins gather in Antarctica

You think you have it bad?

Huddling together in subzero temperatures, these playful emperor penguin chicks face a fight for survival in their Antarctic home with temperatures plunging to -76F (-60C) and winds over 100mph.   Story