Penguins

1. Penguins

   #41

   3. Nesting materials vary from species to species and from location to location.
   
   a. Adélies build nests of small stones. They are known to take stones from other Adélie nests. This stone-stealing behavior may be credited to the Adélies' nest-relieving display in which the returning penguin sometimes brings its mate a stone as a soothing gesture or greeting.
   
   b. Chinstrap penguins usually construct nests with perimeters of eight to ten stones, just enough to prevent eggs from rolling away.
   
   c. Gentoo penguins use nesting materials ranging from pebbles and molted feathers in Antarctica to vegetation on subantarctic islands. One medium-sized gentoo nest was composed of 1,700 pebbles and 70 molled tail feathers.
   
   d. Emperor and king penguins build no nests. They stand upright while incubating a single egg on the tops of their feet under a loose fold of abdominal skin. Under this loose fold is a featherless patch of skin called a broodpatch, which occurs in all incubating birds. The brood patch contains numerous blood vessels, that, when engorged with blood, transfer body heat to the eggs.

2. Penguins

   #42

   D. Eggs
   
   1. Eggs may be white to bluish or greenish. The shape varies among species. In Humboldts and Adélies the egg is more or less round. In emperors and kings the egg is rather pear-shaped, with one end tapering almost to a point.
   
   2. Egg size and weight varies with species. From the records of SeaWorld's successful penguin breeding programs, emperor penguin eggs measure 11. 1 to 12.7 cm (4.4-5 in.) long and weigh 345 to 515 g (1 2.1-18 oz.), and Adélie penguin eggs measure 5.5 to 8.6 cm (2.2-3.4 in.) and weigh 61 to 153.5 g (2.1-5.4 oz.).
   
   3. A nest of eggs is called a clutch, and with the exception of emperor and king penguins, clutches usually contain two eggs. (Emperor and king penguins lay a single egg. ) A clutch with more than one egg presents a better chance of at least one chick surviving.
   
   a. In the Eudyptuia, Spheniscus, and Pygoscelis genera, the first-laid egg is generally larger than the second, and usually hatches first (except in the chin. Usually the first chick to hatch has the survival advantage since it will already have fed and will be larger by the time the second egg hatches. The second, usually smaller, chick cannot compete with the larger chick for food and usually perishes.
   
   b. In the Eudyptes genus, the second-laid egg and subsequent chick is usually the larger of the two. The second chick usually is the survivor. Researchers have yet to find an adequate theoretical explanation for this reversed pattern.
   
   c. The chinstrap and yellow-eyed species usually lay two eggs. Parents typically raise both chicks, which are nearly equal in size.
   
   
   argh

3. Penguins

   #43

   NO NO NO, you have it all wrong, Cap feel free to tell him what being a penguin is all about.

4. Penguins

   #44

   Ok then. I give up. What are Penguins all about?

5. Penguins

   #45

   Uh...
   The hokey-pokey?
   Ummmmm...
   Gimme' some time to think about it.

6. Penguins

   #46

   Times up. I need the knowlegde, or else i might be drained due to the lack of knowlegde...

7. Penguins

   #47

   Its all about this :http://vcl.ctrl-c.liu.se/vcl/Artists/Kimbo/Oekaki/evilfibbles.jpg

8. Penguins

   #48

   Really?

9. Penguins

   #49

   yes

10. Penguins

    #50

    I dont belive you...

11. Penguins

    #51

    Yes, you do.

12. Penguins

    #52

    Trust me- you believe him.

13. Penguins

    #53

    OK. So per that link, penguins are tyrannical soul stealing creatures much like Drow.
    
    Hey Slayer,
    Since you seem so well informed, what do they taste like? I can't ask Cap'n or Pirate cause that would make Penguins cannibals too.

14. Penguins

    #54

    "Wow, good question M0s0g! Lets find out, shall we?" Shadoweagle fires up the barbie, all aussie-like, and begins chasing The captain and pirate penquins with a barbeque fork! :twisted:

15. Penguins

    #55

    NOOOOOOO!
    *screams in horror at being attacked with a barbecue fork*

16. Penguins

    #56

    Captain and Pirate seem ok and not your garden variety evil penguin. But I do have some really good bbq sauce and a new grill. :)
    
    ROFLMAO

17. Penguins

    #57

    *Dawns Active Camo*

18. Penguins

    #58

    A penguin is a pen that somebody spilt Guin(nes) on-.-

19. Penguins

    #59

    there's a guy on a neverwinter nights server that I frequent and he's obsessed with penguins. hehe

20. Penguins

    #60

    Pingo ae ne slawi.

21. Penguins

    #61

    A penguin also happens to be the mascot of linux due to the fact that Linus Torvalds went for a vacation in Antartica and was bitten on the hand by one :)

22. Penguins

    #62

    http://www.prosieben.de/games_handy/onlinegames/yetisports/games/popup_game_part1/

23. Re: Penguins

    #63

    PIRATE PENGUIN LIVES!!!

24. Re: Penguins

    #64

    And with a sweet new avatar!!!!!!

25. Re: Penguins

    #65

    Oh god, he's come for our souls!

26. Re: Penguins

    #66

    Greem reapers don't take souls with no reason...
    they take souls because its the victims time to die in his record book. XD
    [I wouldnt know about Captain though]

27. Re: Penguins

    #67

    Oh Cap would snatch your soul just for the fun of it, I can promise you that

28. Re: Penguins

    #68

    Yes, he took mine long ago!

29. Re: Penguins

    #69

    OMG!! SAVE MEE!!

30. Re: Penguins

    #70

    I only have three fourths of mine left, I doubt he would want the remainder of mine.

31. Re: Penguins

    #71

    Maybe the part he took from you is the only part he likes from you....

32. Re: Penguins

    #72

    BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUURRRRRN
    
    Actually, we're on an installment plan, me and Roack- I take a slice every now and then.

33. Re: Penguins

    #73

    UWAA! OH NO!! MUST GET READY FOR BATTLE!!
    *Starts chanting magic encantation*
    Scram'inka no sak'intil
    Arias no Saggita
    Sir'i no kyr'i
    Sidan'e no sarm'ento
    EXCLAMATION!!!
    ARROWS OF PUNISHMENT!!
    
    *Casts powerful magic to captain*

34. Re: Penguins

    #74

    is bewildered by the flashy lights around Rei’s hands and leans in to take a closer look taking the magical arrows straight in the face

35. Re: Penguins

    #75

    Uh.....
    Pirate penguin???
    (UWA!! I wasnt targeting you!)
    
    DIVERG'E!!
    
    *The magic arrows turned away from pirate penguin and then straight to captain!

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