Penguin Story

Will and Guy's Strange but True Penguin Story

• From Table Mountain National Park in South Africa
• Giant Penguin Holds up Train
• Penguins Examine Elvis for Themselves
• Elvis has a new pair of blue shoes
• Penguin Story of Pierre
• Penguin Love Story

1) From Table Mountain National Park in South Africa.

2) Giant Penguin Holds up Train

Neuwied - Germany

Udo Vergens, a German train driver, thought that he saw a man lying face down on the track.  What could Udo do?  What would you do?  Well Udo slammed on the train's emergency breaks.  Fortunately, the train came screeching to a halt barely 2 metres from the body.   When Udo got close, he could see that it was not a man in a tuxedo, but a giant toy penguin.

Passengers were less impressed as their journey was disrupted because of Udo's emergency stop.

A Neuwied police spokesman said: 'We are at a loss to explain the presence of this very large penguin.

'We would think you would notice if you lost something like this.'  Talking of notices, this is what the train driver missed:

2a) Penguins Crossing

The above picture entices you to make up your own penguin story.  Why are the penguins crossing; where could they be going?  What about the fast penguins, where do they cross?

3) Penguins Examine Elvis

4) Elvis has a new pair of blue shoes

While they are not suede, they will keep the little blue penguin's feet dry and infection-free. Elvis and 16 other little blues who arrived at the International Antarctic Centre in September have been given specially designed shoes after several penguins developed sore feet in their new home. Brought from Napier's Marineland to take centre stage at the Antarctic Centre's Penguin Encounter display, the penguins are "second-chance" birds. Many have disabilities due to injuries.

Antarctic Centre director Richard Benton said some of the penguins had developed sore feet, which had proved "tricky" to treat. Veterinarian Pauline Howard had suggested rubber shoes. Snugly tailored, with a springy sole, the shoes are available in kelp green or penguin blue – to complement any penguin tuxedo.

Benton said some of the penguins had developed calluses from their new environment. Foot calluses were a common problem for penguins as they spent most of their time fishing at sea and were hardly ever on their feet. 'Captive penguins, however, can become a bit lazy and will spend a lot of time standing around waiting for their fish to come to them,' he said. The arrival of the penguins has boosted visitor numbers by 60 per cent, he added.

5) Penguin Story of Pierre

It is a fact that penguins swim in the water and generally enjoy themselves in wet conditions. However, Will and Guy have discovered that Pierre, the jackass penguin, who lives at the California Academy of Sciences, dislikes the wet stuff.

Sadly, this is because Pierre is losing his feathers; he is going bald, especially around his bottom, and since penguins rely on their waterproof feathers for warmth, losing his feathers made Pierre unwilling to jump in the penguin tank with his 19 friends. The poor little fellow stood shivering on the side.

Consequently, Oceanic Worldwide, a dive-supply company, dressed Pierre in a specially tailored wet suit that covers his body and has slits for his flippers.

We are delighted to inform our readers that while Pierre has been wearing his wet suit , his feathers have grown again and he is now ready to swim in the nude again.

It is a sobering fact that the number of jackass penguins [which are found only off the coast of southern Africa] have decreased from 1.2 million birds in 1930 to only 120,000 today.

6) Penguin Love Story

Just after this picture was taken, the  

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