In 2000 in Cape Town 19500 penguins were treated after the Treasure Oil Spill with a 90% survival rate and 19000 penguins were trucked some 800kms to Port Elizabeth and released back into the sea.
It took the penguins between 10-20 days to swim home just as the clean up crew had removed the oil spillage from the area.
Some more fascinating facts about penguins.
The yolk of a penguin egg is blue.
A baby penguin sheds it's down on the first 4 days of its life.
When a penguin twists it's head from side to side it's not being inquisitive, it's getting ready to give you a nasty bite.
Penguins have unique black spots on their chest, just like fingerprints.
When a penguin sneezes it is to expel crystalized salt it has extracted from drinking sea water.
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ReplyDeleteWe're a class of 6 and 7 year olds in Norfolk, UK, and found your blog while looking for blogs from all the different continents of the world. We like finding out about birds and animals and enjoyed your facts about penguins.
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From Robins Class @ Lingwood Primary School, Norfolk, UK (http://lpsmrslater2013.primaryblogger.co.uk )
Fabulous facts - I'm a sucker for bits of information like this and they make great reading on #AnimalTales
ReplyDeletethank you, but i must add, jeez they dont half stink
DeletePenguins are fantastic, I would love to go and see them in the wild one day x
ReplyDeletebe warned they absolutely stink
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