Would a penguin fall over if it kept its hands down by its side?
Am watching Dr Harry at the moment in Antartica, he's with the penguins. They look so funny with their arms/wings spread wide. They really waddle side to side. I was trying to imagine how they would look with their arms down.
Also saw Kochie this morning at the same place.
Cruising Granny said
05:23 AM Feb 18, 2012
Kochie is at Casey Station, the Aussie camp. Dr. Harry is at the Pommy camp. All great to watch, as I'll never get down there. It certainly is an amazing part of the world. Now, those penguins would probably lose their balance if they didn't use their wings. Considering they swim better than they fly I reckon they are an amazing bird. I wondered that myself this morning, and that's what I concluded in my tiny mind as I watched them waddle on their short legs on the slippery ice.
dropbear68 said
05:43 AM Feb 18, 2012
Granite Island Victor Harbour in SA got a fantastic colony of little fairy penguins, so cute, bit sluggish on land but get them in the water and they go like a rocket
Happywanderer said
05:43 AM Feb 18, 2012
Yes, I saw both Chris, just so beautiful to watch. Have also been collecting David Attenborough's wildlife collection with our Herald Sun. That has a penquin DVD as well, Life in the Freezer, must watch that too.
Happywanderer said
05:45 AM Feb 18, 2012
Know what you mean dropbear. Have seen the fairy penguins at Philip Island. I reckon they would make lovely pets if all they needed was an old bath out in the back yard but thats not possible.
Loffty said
07:36 AM Feb 18, 2012
Happywanderer wrote:
Know what you mean dropbear. Have seen the fairy penguins at Philip Island. I reckon they would make lovely pets if all they needed was an old bath out in the back yard but thats not possible.
Did actually see a bloke try to smuggle one of the feathery little blighters out from the beach @ Phillip Island. So many of us put him in though :)
Dougwe said
02:21 PM Feb 18, 2012
I agree, penguins a great little guys (and gals). I live near Phillip Island and have taken many people over the years to visit and every one of them were happy. Speaking of happy, penguins can sing and dance as well there is a DVD called Happy Feet and that tells you all about them.
Ooops! I was just informed that DVD was actually a kids movie, silly me, I thought it was a doco.
There is another little collony of penguins at Stkilda Beach in Melbourne.
_wombat_ said
05:02 PM Feb 18, 2012
Loffty, good on you for putting the bloke in, he deserves to be punished but I bet he wasn't, maybe just a slap on the wrist was all he got if that.
Happywanderer said
10:13 PM Feb 18, 2012
Good on you Loffty, I wonder how many try to do that. Doug, Haven't you seen the movies, Yes they are kds movies, not docos, but well worth watching.
_wombat_ said
10:15 PM Feb 18, 2012
Happywanderer wrote:
Good on you Loffty, I wonder how many try to do that. Doug, Haven't you seen the movies, Yes they are kds movies, not docos, but well worth watching.
HW, Doug is getting on a bit
Beth54 said
01:35 AM Feb 19, 2012
I loved Happy Feet...haven't seen the second one yet.
Not a lot of my friends liked it, but I figure it's because always love musicals. All those cute little penguins dancing just suckered me in!
stoney123 said
03:28 AM Feb 19, 2012
when i worked at centrelink i made a menu for the blow ins (sitting near me) and faxed it to them (they were waiting for a menu from a real restaurant)
Lightly battered baby seals with vegetables
Penguin pieces in "chilly" sauce
Baby dolphin fillets with garlic
At first they were angry, astonished, until one of them said "but sue recommended this place"
There always one. One of the girls said I suppose i will have the penguin!
The whole office spent the rest of the day walking past her and flapping their arms.
dropbear68 said
06:02 AM Feb 19, 2012
Happywanderer wrote:
Know what you mean dropbear. Have seen the fairy penguins at Philip Island. I reckon they would make lovely pets if all they needed was an old bath out in the back yard but thats not possible.
yes indeed would make cute pets, however i dont think my 2 Staffys and 5 Shihtzus would agree, let alone my attack guard cat, so in the interests of protecting wildlife the little fellas are best left where they are lol, granite island is on my list to see again for sure my wife has never been out of the ACT other then to Sydney so she will have an absolute ball.
Cruising Granny said
06:10 AM Feb 19, 2012
stoney123 wrote:
when i worked at centrelink i made a menu for the blow ins (sitting near me) and faxed it to them (they were waiting for a menu from a real restaurant)
Lightly battered baby seals with vegetables
Penguin pieces in "chilly" sauce
Baby dolphin fillets with garlic
At first they were angry, astonished, until one of them said "but sue recommended this place"
There always one. One of the girls said I suppose i will have the penguin!
The whole office spent the rest of the day walking past her and flapping their arms.
This actually demonstrates the mentality of the staff of Centrelink I've had run-ins with. Intellect is not an essential criteria.
I love most of the animated feature movies. I just love them. Some kids stuff and there's an adult component in them that the kids would miss. Very entertaining, and the technology to put it all together is amazing.
Ron and Shirley said
07:22 AM Feb 19, 2012
In the 1950s when I was a youngster we often went down to Phillip Island to see the Penguins, we use to stay on a farm nearby. In those days it was all natural and free.
You walked up the sand dunes in the semi dark by torch light following the well warn track in the sand, find a position on the dunes, wrap yourself in a blanket as it was usually cold, then wait. There were some lights pointed at the beach that would be switched on when the sun finally set.
The Penguins would come in, walk up the beach making their way to their burrows, quite close to you such that you could touch them. Once the majority had come in the lights were turned off and it was by torchlight you made your way back over the dunes via the tracks to your vehicle. Sometimes you were accompanined by one of the late arriving Penguins.
Stray every so slightly off the tracks the little buggers would snap at you, quite rightly protecting their territory/burrow, hence leaving some people with a free souvenir of their visit.
Went back in the late 1980s and was devastated by the commercialism of the place, the entrance fee, the concrete Amphitheatre, the boardwalks, the entrance shop, etc.
However it is still a great show.
ChiChi1 said
08:16 AM Feb 19, 2012
I remember it like that too Ron and Shirley. We took the kids again in the 80's. Just not the same.
Dougwe said
03:33 PM Feb 19, 2012
Well now in 2012 there are 3 different viewing areas at 3 different very expensive prices 20 or so rangers keeping people under control, you can't do this and you can't do that. Professional Photographer set up in the shop area and that area is the size of a supermarket and the cafe area is the size of a large supermarket, the menu is quite good though FAT and more FAT about 5 chefs in the kitchen area, yes chef I'll put more fat in that. The penguin numbers have gone down a lot but over all it's still worth seeing just expect to spend heaps and if eating there make an appointment with your cardiologist. Not much different to most places these days I spose.
Seriously though, it is still worth going and I still take people over for the experience and they all still love it. I have never yet seen any penguin start singing or dancing though. It's great for tourism as there is always at least 20 buses/coaches every night of the year.
Beth54 said
07:02 PM Feb 19, 2012
Cruising Granny wrote:
This actually demonstrates the mentality of the staff of Centrelink I've had run-ins with. Intellect is not an essential criteria.
I love most of the animated feature movies. I just love them. Some kids stuff and there's an adult component in them that the kids would miss. Very entertaining, and the technology to put it all together is amazing.
As usual, totally agree with you Chris..on both counts.
Would a penguin fall over if it kept its hands down by its side?
Am watching Dr Harry at the moment in Antartica, he's with the penguins. They look so funny with their arms/wings spread wide. They really waddle side to side. I was trying to imagine how they would look with their arms down.
Also saw Kochie this morning at the same place.
All great to watch, as I'll never get down there. It certainly is an amazing part of the world.
Now, those penguins would probably lose their balance if they didn't use their wings. Considering they swim better than they fly I reckon they are an amazing bird. I wondered that myself this morning, and that's what I concluded in my tiny mind as I watched them waddle on their short legs on the slippery ice.
Did actually see a bloke try to smuggle one of the feathery little blighters out from the beach @ Phillip Island. So many of us put him in though :)
I agree, penguins a great little guys (and gals). I live near Phillip Island and have taken many people over the years to visit and every one of them were happy. Speaking of happy, penguins can sing and dance as well there is a DVD called Happy Feet and that tells you all about them.
Ooops! I was just informed that DVD was actually a kids movie, silly me, I thought it was a doco.
There is another little collony of penguins at Stkilda Beach in Melbourne.
Loffty, good on you for putting the bloke in, he deserves to be punished but I bet he wasn't, maybe just a slap on the wrist was all he got if that.
Doug, Haven't you seen the movies, Yes they are kds movies, not docos, but well worth watching.
HW, Doug is getting on a bit
I loved Happy Feet...haven't seen the second one yet.
Not a lot of my friends liked it, but I figure it's because always love musicals. All those cute little penguins dancing just suckered me in!
Lightly battered baby seals with vegetables
Penguin pieces in "chilly" sauce
Baby dolphin fillets with garlic
At first they were angry, astonished, until one of them said "but sue recommended this place"
There always one. One of the girls said I suppose i will have the penguin!
The whole office spent the rest of the day walking past her and flapping their arms.
yes indeed would make cute pets, however i dont think my 2 Staffys and 5 Shihtzus would agree, let alone my attack guard cat, so in the interests of protecting wildlife the little fellas are best left where they are lol, granite island is on my list to see again for sure my wife has never been out of the ACT other then to Sydney so she will have an absolute ball.
This actually demonstrates the mentality of the staff of Centrelink I've had run-ins with. Intellect is not an essential criteria.
I love most of the animated feature movies. I just love them. Some kids stuff and there's an adult component in them that the kids would miss. Very entertaining, and the technology to put it all together is amazing.
In the 1950s when I was a youngster we often went down to Phillip Island to see the Penguins, we use to stay on a farm nearby. In those days it was all natural and free.
You walked up the sand dunes in the semi dark by torch light following the well warn track in the sand, find a position on the dunes, wrap yourself in a blanket as it was usually cold, then wait. There were some lights pointed at the beach that would be switched on when the sun finally set.
The Penguins would come in, walk up the beach making their way to their burrows, quite close to you such that you could touch them. Once the majority had come in the lights were turned off and it was by torchlight you made your way back over the dunes via the tracks to your vehicle. Sometimes you were accompanined by one of the late arriving Penguins.
Stray every so slightly off the tracks the little buggers would snap at you, quite rightly protecting their territory/burrow, hence leaving some people with a free souvenir of their visit.
Went back in the late 1980s and was devastated by the commercialism of the place, the entrance fee, the concrete Amphitheatre, the boardwalks, the entrance shop, etc.
However it is still a great show.
Well now in 2012 there are 3 different viewing areas at 3 different very expensive prices 20 or so rangers keeping people under control, you can't do this and you can't do that. Professional Photographer set up in the shop area and that area is the size of a supermarket and the cafe area is the size of a large supermarket, the menu is quite good though FAT and more FAT about 5 chefs in the kitchen area, yes chef I'll put more fat in that. The penguin numbers have gone down a lot but over all it's still worth seeing just expect to spend heaps and if eating there make an appointment with your cardiologist. Not much different to most places these days I spose.
Seriously though, it is still worth going and I still take people over for the experience and they all still love it. I have never yet seen any penguin start singing or dancing though. It's great for tourism as there is always at least 20 buses/coaches every night of the year.
As usual, totally agree with you Chris..on both counts.