Continuing in the wonderful world of animals . . .
I have always loved Penguins. When I was a kid, I would have given an awful lot to actually own a penguin. They really seemed like the ideal pet; cute, friendly, and oh so cuddly. I was insanely jealous of Mr. Popper from Mr. Popper's Penguins.
Alas, my parents were too stinking cheap to charter a trip to Antarctica, steal me a penguin and smuggle it into the country. Alternatively, they could have planned and executed some sort of elaborate zoo heist, but didn't want to go to jail. Waa waa waa. Wusses.
The larger of the two new species, Icadyptes salasi, lived about 36 million years ago on the southern coast of Peru. The skull that was discovered includes an intriguing beak that is almost a foot long.
That might be a little more pet than I had hoped for. Run, Ipecac, Run!
3 comments:
Foot long beak? That's nothing. I've got a foot long...
Oh, wait. Nevermind.
Penguins would make extremely high maintenance pets. They need to live in colonies (20 birds minimum), they’re expensive to feed, and need special environments. Your parents just knew they were going to get stuck with all the work.
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