The Cellar - View Single Post - 10/1/2004: Newly-hatched penguin

capnhowdy · 10-01-2004, 04:46 PM

Damn. Now that IS ugly! A few facts about these creatures: Prehistoric penguins stood 6 feet tall & weighed about 200 lbs. They could fly as well as any other sea bird. Now they swim at speeds in excess of 25 mph. They can leap up to 6 feet out of the water onto shore. They bite savagely when threatened. A near opposite of humans in this respect: In the Emporer genera ( Aptenodytes forsteri ), The female lays ome egg, then leaves to feed. The male incubates the egg by himself at temperatures as cold as -40 degrees F. By the time the egg has hatched he has lost a third of his body weight. Only after the chick is hatched & stable does the female return. Then Papa Penguin can rest and eat. That's all I got to say about that.......

10-01-2004, 04:46 PM	#6
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	Damn. Now that IS ugly! A few facts about these creatures: Prehistoric penguins stood 6 feet tall & weighed about 200 lbs. They could fly as well as any other sea bird. Now they swim at speeds in excess of 25 mph. They can leap up to 6 feet out of the water onto shore. They bite savagely when threatened. A near opposite of humans in this respect: In the Emporer genera ( Aptenodytes forsteri ), The female lays ome egg, then leaves to feed. The male incubates the egg by himself at temperatures as cold as -40 degrees F. By the time the egg has hatched he has lost a third of his body weight. Only after the chick is hatched & stable does the female return. Then Papa Penguin can rest and eat. That's all I got to say about that....... __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.