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7 May 2008
Playful penguins scout out new academy pool
(USA)
Juvenile African
penguins Pete and Dunker had a high old time trying out their new quarters
inside the California
Academy of Sciences’ still-unfinished African Hall in Golden
Gate Park with their favourite human, senior aquatic biologist Pamela
Schaller.
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San Francisco Chronicle article and watch video
6 May 2008
Little penguins get frisky feet
(Australia)
A false breeding season has begun in Phillip
Island Nature Park, with frisky little
penguins uncharacteristically courting and mating months before breeding
usually occurs.
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The Age article
5 May 2008
VIMS research reveals DDT persists in Antarctic ice
(Antarctica)
New research from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science has shown that
DDT, a harmful pesticide banned across the globe three decades ago, is
still showing up in the bodies of Adelie
penguins in Antarctica.
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Virginia Institute of Marine Science press release
2 May 2008
'Sex pest' seal attacks penguin
(Antarctica)
An Antarctic fur seal has been observed trying to mate with a king
penguin. The South African-based scientists who witnessed the incident
say it is the most unusual case of mammal mating behaviour yet known.
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BBC News article
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