Wednesday, December 30, 2009
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Sunday, December 27, 2009
Image of the Day
This poor Gentoo has not chosen the best location. That's dried penguin poop on it's back.
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Please visit Jen and all the pengies Friday, December 25, 2009
Thursday, December 24, 2009
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Thursday, December 10, 2009
Watching the Waves roll in
A Gentoo Penguin stands alone on Berth'a Beach & watches the South Atlantic breakers roll in!
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Images of the Day
New Antarctic penguins |
 A Gentoo penguin looks out from its 100,000-litre pool that is a constantly chilly seven degrees Celsius and an environment that includes a light cycle that changes to replicate the Antarctic seasons, with very short days in winter and very long days in summer, at the  |
Monday, December 7, 2009
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Sad News for Our Gentoos
The spring hurricane has wreaked havoc on our beloved penguins. It has been estimated that 60% of the nests have been abandoned, and as there is no second brood season, there will be a disappointing lack of offspring present at Gars O'Higgins. The irony of the situation is that there were more nests this year than in many years passed.
The data from Gars O'Higgins weather station reveals how highly destructive this weather event was: for more than 10 hours, the mean wind speed was over 150 km / hour, and for about 2 hours, the wind speed was in the range of 200 km / hour.
Those nests that survived the ordeal did so thanks to the concrete wall, shown in the image below. Unfortunately, for many pairs of Gentoos, another year must pass before they get another shot at parenthood.
The above image demonstrates the number of nests that have been abandoned.
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Saturday, December 5, 2009
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