Still Waters Posted March 2, 2018 #1 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Scientists have stumbled across a huge group of previously unknown Adélie penguins on the most northerly point of the Antarctic Peninsula. Numbering more than 1.5 million birds, they were first noticed when great patches of their poo, or guano, showed up in pictures taken from space. The animals are crammed on to a rocky archipelago called the Danger Islands. The researchers, who detail the discovery in the journal Scientific Reports, say it is a total surprise. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-43250744 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DebDandelion Posted March 2, 2018 #2 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Happy feet...that's all I am going to say 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twin Posted March 3, 2018 #3 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Wouldn't the island be pretty near the warmest part of Antarctica? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlitterRose Posted March 3, 2018 #4 Share Posted March 3, 2018 I KNEW it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunn Posted March 3, 2018 #5 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Cool! It's amazing what satellites will find from that high up in space. But you got to know what to look for. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hankenhunter Posted March 3, 2018 #6 Share Posted March 3, 2018 I don't think they are rare anymore. Hank 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Monk Posted March 3, 2018 #7 Share Posted March 3, 2018 British penguins. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightAngel Posted March 4, 2018 #8 Share Posted March 4, 2018 Great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+joc Posted March 4, 2018 #9 Share Posted March 4, 2018 Morbid thought I know... ...I was just wondering if there are any human cultures that eat penguins... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khol Posted March 4, 2018 #10 Share Posted March 4, 2018 (edited) People eat more morbid things for food....https://www.hostelworld.com/blog/the-50-weirdest-foods-from-around-the-world/ ...Also the way chickens and cattle are raised as a commodity rather then a living thing is far more appalling.I do recall reading early explorers eating penquin as a way of survival. Also the eggs. I dont believe its common practice. I guess it comes down to how hungry you are I suppose ! Edited March 4, 2018 by khol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Monk Posted March 4, 2018 #11 Share Posted March 4, 2018 6 hours ago, khol said: People eat more morbid things for food....https://www.hostelworld.com/blog/the-50-weirdest-foods-from-around-the-world/ ...Also the way chickens and cattle are raised as a commodity rather then a living thing is far more appalling.I do recall reading early explorers eating penquin as a way of survival. Also the eggs. I dont believe its common practice. I guess it comes down to how hungry you are I suppose ! It's impossible to have "morbid" food. Food is food. And humans are natural omnivorous creatures and therefore need to eat meat. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Monk Posted March 4, 2018 #12 Share Posted March 4, 2018 7 hours ago, joc said: Morbid thought I know... ...I was just wondering if there are any human cultures that eat penguins... Just as there are 1.5 million penguins living on the Danger Islands in the British Overseas Territory known as British Antarctic Territory, there are also many penguins living in another British Overseas Territory - the Falkland Islands. Falkland Islanders don't eat the penguins themselves but do eat their eggs. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piney Posted March 4, 2018 #13 Share Posted March 4, 2018 5 hours ago, Black Monk said: Just as there are 1.5 million penguins living on the Danger Islands in the British Overseas Territory known as British Antarctic Territory, there are also many penguins living in another British Overseas Territory - the Falkland Islands. Falkland Islanders don't eat the penguins themselves but do eat their eggs. I'd imagine they would be too greasy and a pain in the butt to cook. Like snow geese. I eat goose eggs but I don't want to, nor have the time to, stick something in the oven and babysit a grease pan all day. I think penguin would taste really fishy too. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorizBadinov Posted March 5, 2018 #14 Share Posted March 5, 2018 When I saw this topic on the forum page it read "Hidden Penguin Super Col" So naturally I read it as Hidden Penguin Super Collider. Anything that cute has to be up to something. You know they are.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khol Posted March 5, 2018 #15 Share Posted March 5, 2018 This is a great video..this little guy survived another day ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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