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Post by QueenFoxy on Apr 27, 2019 10:20:04 GMT -6
 Who is a penguin's favorite family member? Aunt Arctica! We kid! But seven of the 17 species of penguins can be found on the southernmost continent.
Here are 20 more fun facts about these adorable tuxedoed birds. ~ |
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Post by Vicky G on May 4, 2019 9:38:11 GMT -6
One xray showed that their fins were once legs and hands.
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Post by QueenFoxy on May 4, 2019 10:28:28 GMT -6
That is a strange way of moulting, Rick.
Thanks for another bit of info, Vicky.
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Post by QueenFoxy on May 4, 2019 10:29:35 GMT -6
8. All but two species of penguins breed in large colonies of up to one thousand birds.  ~ |
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Post by lostineternity99 on May 5, 2019 4:55:07 GMT -6
There is protection in large numbers.
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Post by QueenFoxy on May 5, 2019 10:37:33 GMT -6
Right Rick, and no privacy. I sure would hate to be in a rescue shelter in some kind of disaster where you are all just packed in together. Makes me shudder.
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Post by QueenFoxy on May 5, 2019 10:41:37 GMT -6
9. It varies by species, but many penguins will mate with the same member of the opposite sex season after season.  ~ |
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Post by lostineternity99 on May 6, 2019 4:50:56 GMT -6
Right Rick, and no privacy. I sure would hate to be in a rescue shelter in some kind of disaster where you are all just packed in together. Makes me shudder. This possibility would be impossible for me, Foxy ... I would take my chances alone and unsheltered. |
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Post by lostineternity99 on May 6, 2019 4:51:41 GMT -6
Penguin romance is strong  |
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Post by QueenFoxy on May 6, 2019 10:53:55 GMT -6
I think you are right, Rick.  |
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Post by QueenFoxy on May 6, 2019 11:05:29 GMT -6
10. Similarly, most species are also loyal to their exact nesting site, often returning to the same rookery in which they were born.  |
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Post by lostineternity99 on May 7, 2019 4:52:42 GMT -6
They have good memories with all the other nesting sites all around.
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Post by QueenFoxy on May 7, 2019 10:28:20 GMT -6
Wildlife is amazing, Rick, in so very many ways.
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Post by QueenFoxy on May 7, 2019 10:32:49 GMT -6
11. Some species create nests for their eggs out of pebbles and loose feathers. Emperor Penguins are an exception: They incubate a single egg each breeding season on the top of their feet. Under a loose fold of skin is a featherless area with a concentration of blood vessels that keeps the egg warm.  ~ |
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2019 2:52:12 GMT -6
you all know it's that way with all birds too about nests right? They always return to the same nests...as long as they are still there anyway
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2019 3:02:42 GMT -6
So I've heard anyway I should say..they return to the same area
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Post by lostineternity99 on May 8, 2019 5:07:26 GMT -6
Very interesting about Emperor penguins, Foxy.
It is true they return to the same area, Mike ... where I live summer storms take out many nests they would have used the following year.
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Post by QueenFoxy on May 8, 2019 9:03:44 GMT -6
12. In some species, it is the male penguin which incubates the eggs while females leave to hunt for weeks at a time. Because of this, pudgy males— with enough fat storage to survive weeks without eating—are most desirable.  |
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Post by pcurtis739 on May 8, 2019 23:09:57 GMT -6
Ha, the opposite of our culture. Doves mate for life, maybe they are cousins. Two ducks big enough to be geese, used to stop by for a week for food and drink and left bright green doo doo floating in my pool. No worse then them damn dirty crows. It's a lot of work, and less fun the older I get. The only penguins I don't like, are the Pittsburgh penguins.
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Post by lostineternity99 on May 9, 2019 4:50:16 GMT -6
Ha ha yes, pudgy males are a delight for penguin females  |
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Post by Vicky G on May 9, 2019 6:18:38 GMT -6
They have quite a healthy colony of penguins in South Africa, the other place is the Falkland islands. They are so very inquisitive too. I adore them.
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Post by QueenFoxy on May 9, 2019 12:48:02 GMT -6
![]() 13. Penguin parents—both male and female—care for their young for several months until the chicks are strong enough to hunt for food on their own.  |
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Post by lostineternity99 on May 10, 2019 5:40:31 GMT -6
A+ for parenting skills
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Post by Vicky G on May 10, 2019 8:25:01 GMT -6
Yes indeed and for staying married for life as mentioned earlier - swans do the same.
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Post by QueenFoxy on May 10, 2019 12:25:51 GMT -6
14. If a female Emperor Penguin's baby dies, she will often "kidnap" an unrelated chick.  |
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Post by lostineternity99 on May 11, 2019 4:38:57 GMT -6
This could lead to an interesting 'custody' battle  |
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See you all more tomorrow. Happy Friday/weekend everyone 
