Comments on: African Penguin Awareness Day http://www.calacademy.org/webcams/penguins/wordpress/?p=665 Antics in the African penguin colony Sun, 19 Feb 2012 18:19:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: hannah http://www.calacademy.org/webcams/penguins/wordpress/?p=665&cpage=1#comment-751 hannah Sun, 19 Feb 2012 18:19:41 +0000 http://www.calacademy.org/webcams/penguins/wordpress/?p=665#comment-751 I would die if my parents let me go to California Academy of Sciences!!! I`ve dreamed of that ever since my libraryian told me about this amazing discovery two weeks ago. I know it`s not that long ago, but it still is a prety awesome thing to happen to a african penguin in a tank full of other penguins. When I grow up I`m going to be a zoologist and work with penguins to like you!

]]> By: Hannah: age 07 http://www.calacademy.org/webcams/penguins/wordpress/?p=665&cpage=1#comment-750 Hannah: age 07 Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:25:57 +0000 http://www.calacademy.org/webcams/penguins/wordpress/?p=665#comment-750 Penguins are my favorite animal. (Besides puppys). It made me almost cry when I found out that Pierre hade gone bald. The “wet suit” idea saved the day. Thanks for saving Pierre and all that stuff.Your my hero (and probaly Pierre’s too).

Sincerly,
Hannah

]]> By: Karen http://www.calacademy.org/webcams/penguins/wordpress/?p=665&cpage=1#comment-649 Karen Thu, 13 Oct 2011 22:35:53 +0000 http://www.calacademy.org/webcams/penguins/wordpress/?p=665#comment-649 So today during the afternoon feeding I heard Pam mention that one of the penguins had a crush on her and was trying to interest her in his particular nest box. Can you tell me which penguin that was? Also, does that sort of thing happen very often and if so, when it does, how are you able to redirect the penguin’s affections towards a member of his or her own species? Are there very distinctive behaviors that go along with a penguin trying to interest a member of the opposite sex in pairing up? Is it Ocio that is currently smitten (who I heard Pam discussing shortly thereafter) and if so, does that mean that his pair bond with Safara didn’t work? Thank you again for all the wonderful information you have all been adding lately! I think the beak pointing and head bobbing info is fascinating!!
On another topic altogether, if there is a penguin lecture tonight I am hoping that there will be audio on the website to go along with it.
Thanks again for everything you all do! You are the greatest and I am totally addicted to Pocket Penguins!!!

]]> By: Karen http://www.calacademy.org/webcams/penguins/wordpress/?p=665&cpage=1#comment-641 Karen Sun, 09 Oct 2011 03:02:07 +0000 http://www.calacademy.org/webcams/penguins/wordpress/?p=665#comment-641 Happy African Penguin Awareness Day! Hope the little dudes and dudettes had a great day. In honor of their day I maxed out my donations on Pocket Penguins on my phone!!! Hope lots of other people did the same.

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