All black penguin discovered..., page 1

posted on Mar, 10 2010 @ 08:18 PM

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This story is pretty interesting. I like penguins anyway. Apparently this type of variation is very rare. Just goes to show what we don't really know about our earth.

All black penguin

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hangedman13

posted on Mar, 10 2010 @ 08:47 PM

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Wow that was neat! Seems like a reverse albino

Looking at the other penguin in the pic you could compare a normal guy and the midnight colored guy. The black one even has a little bit of yellow on his neck like the normal colored one does.

djvexd

posted on Mar, 10 2010 @ 08:51 PM

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Yeah he would actually probably be a good survivor while in the water. Although most Great Whites attack from a lower position, so his camoflage wouldn't mean too much.

warpcrafter

posted on Mar, 10 2010 @ 08:59 PM

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Yet more discrimination against Goths. What next, bleaching black leopards? Just kidding. Nice find.

davesidious

posted on Mar, 12 2010 @ 04:09 PM

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His black plumage would also probably absorb more sunlight, making him warmer. If it's not a harmful adaptation, he'll pass it on to his chicks, and maybe more and more penguins will be black.

jerico65

posted on Mar, 12 2010 @ 04:10 PM

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I saw these pictures early this week. Pretty neat.

I bet it would look great stuffed and on my bookshelf.

Phlegmi

posted on Mar, 12 2010 @ 04:16 PM

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Even the seal looks shocked. I wonder if he gets treated differently by the other penguins, like will he get rejected by females.

Tyler 720

posted on Mar, 12 2010 @ 04:35 PM

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This is AWESOME!

ONE OF THE COOLEST THINGS EVER!

All we have to do is get the albino penguin (we know they are out there) to stand next to this one and viola, you got yourself one HELL of a race relations photo op!!!!

Earth is SOOOOOOO cool.

jerico65

posted on Mar, 12 2010 @ 04:44 PM

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And I wonder if this penguin is considered white meat or dark meat??

Just curious.

tempesillest

posted on Mar, 12 2010 @ 05:13 PM

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aww man... I bet he is gonna have a hard time finding a job.......

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whatukno

posted on Mar, 13 2010 @ 08:03 AM

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Ah a rare photo of our own The Utopian Penguin.

He wasn't always like that, but his recent flight into space changed him.

AccessDenied

posted on Mar, 13 2010 @ 08:48 AM

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Yeah, he's just gone goth...wait till he discovers tatts and piercings...lol