by frog
There are some astonishing phtographs from Antarctica (such as this one below) at the Boston Globe
After waiting for over two weeks for his mate to return from the sea and relieve him of nest duty, this Adelie penguin’s hunger helps him make the decision to abandon his egg in search of fish and krill in the sea. Photo taken December 12, 2002. Known populations of the Adelie penguin have dropped by 65% over the past 25 years. (Melanie Conner/National Science Foundation)
Hat tip: Seed Magazine
Published in Environment & Resource Management by frog on Wed, November 12th, 2008
Tags: antarctica, frogblog, green party, new zealand
on the trolls and those who are unable to keep on topic
“Won’t be long honey, I’m just popping out for a packet of fags” used to be the line, but I suppose ‘for a beakful of fish’ works just as well
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a poignant caption or a factual account of a penguin being tracked?
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