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stuart.reinke
December 10th, 2009, 02:42 PM
Got this interesting info in the email this morning, thought I would share the knowledge.

Did you ever wonder why there are no dead penguins on the ice in Antarctica - where do they go? Wonder no more!!! It is a known fact that the penguin is a very ritualistic bird which lives an extremely ordered and complex life. The penguin is very committed to its family and will mate for life, as well as maintaining a form of compassionate contact with its offspring throughout its life. If a penguin is found dead on the ice surface, other members of the family and social circle have been known to dig holes in the ice, using their vestigial wings and beaks, until the hole is deep enough for the dead bird to be rolled into and buried. The male penguins then gather in a circle around the fresh grave and sing:


"Freeze a jolly good fellow."



"Then they kick him in the ice hole."
:lolflag:

Well, I thought is was funny.

nubimax
December 10th, 2009, 08:42 PM
When I first heard it some 60 years ago I thought so too.
M.

LowSky
December 10th, 2009, 09:01 PM
actualy most are given a burial at sea, and sometimes wash up on land hundreds of miles away
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/18/dead-baby-penguins.html

juancarlospaco
December 10th, 2009, 09:26 PM
Dont mess with the penguin...
:)

MellonCollie
December 10th, 2009, 10:04 PM
A penguin some people may not know about: Colonel-in-Chief Sir Nils Olav II (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nils_Olav)

Simon17
December 11th, 2009, 01:31 AM
Interesting. I always thought it was because penguins' bodies dissolved when they died like Jedi.

dragos240
December 11th, 2009, 01:33 AM
Dont mess with the penguin...
:)

Especially when they've got a huge army:
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll98/charlesbehler/PenguinArmy-1.jpg

blueshiftoverwatch
December 11th, 2009, 10:11 AM
A penguin some people may not know about: Colonel-in-Chief Sir Nils Olav II (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nils_Olav)
Wow.

madnessjack
December 11th, 2009, 10:49 AM
My Grandma emailed me this the other day. My GRANDMA!