Are you still thinking about penguins? I was this morning and decided there must be penguin news of some kind. It turns out there is a penguin channel - it is HERE. It is Live Penguin TV from Phillip Island in Australia.
Their 32,000 strong penguin colony is on display every day. They have a penguin parade which 3/4 of a million people watch. The Youtube videos have had more than 25 million people watch them. This looks like the biggest parade in the world and the most covered.
Penguins live in lots of place - the Antarctica, Australia/New zealand, Argentina/Chile, Galapagos Islands, South Africa...the UK has plenty of penguins.
Even though Penguins are so cute and can come up very close to people, they are considered anti-social and nervous. There are warnings on the penguin websites about this. This warning from Antartica tourism:
"Penguin chicks, in particular, are quite curious. I've seen several lucky tourists who were astonished to find that chicks came right up to them. One chick even climbed onto a woman's lap. Even if a penguin comes extremely close to you, however, remember: you're not allowed to touch or hold them."
That's because they do bite. Other advice includes ignoring the smell, being quiet, and being patient. So maybe the Philips Island live-stream is perfect for us jumpity and fidgety first world types who want to put the video on fast-forward till we get to a good bit. Penguin jokes are very corny, and then you find a great one:
One day a police officer sees a man walking 20 penguins down the street. The officer says to the man, "Hey, mister, are these all your penguins?". The man replies "Why yes, they are indeed my penguins!". The police officer says "Well, you're going to have to take every single one of those penguins to the zoo immediately!". The man says "OK, well I'm not sure they'll enjoy it there!" to the police officer and he heads towards the zoo.
A day later the police officer sees the man again with the same 20 penguins. But this time they are all wearing sunglasses! He's shocked and gobsmacked. The police officer walks hastily over to the man and says "I thought I told you to take these penguins to the zoo?". The man replies "I did, and today we are all going to the beach! They don't like enclosed spaces".
I saw this image in the portfolio, and don't remember if I posted it. Today it makes me think of penguins walking, dancing and jumping into the water, so seems perfect.
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