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Baby African Penguin Hatched at Toronto Zoo
The Toronto Zoo announced Friday that the penguin breeding program it began in November 2011 is officially a success, eh? The first chick was hatched on January 28, 2012 to parents Gozi and Puff.
The baby will be named Eldon or Ellie, pending determination of the gender.
Via The Toronto Zoo.
No longer relegated to the overhead compartments like second-class citizens, all penguins now get a complimentary seat upgrade when flying with Delta Airlines.
It’s part of Delta’s new campaign to make penguins feel better about themselves since they can’t fly on their own.
Via Yahoo News.
Owls Form Neighborhood Watch
A pair of well-intentioned spotted owls in the small town of Lake Albany, GA – population 211 – have formed the nucleus of a new neighborhood watch group. "They already stay up all night watching the streets with those beady little eyes,“ said town council member Roy Powell. "So, I mean, it makes sense, right?”
According to police records, there hasn’t been a crime in Lake Albany since 1987, so the effectiveness of the new watch group is hard to gauge.
Via USFWS Headquarters.
California Duckling Shows Off Impressive Stamp Collection
Despite being alive for a mere few weeks, a duckling at the San Diego Zoo has amassed what some philatelists are calling “one of the most comprehensive stamp collections in the Western world.”
The little duck’s catalog includes rare offerings from around the globe, such as the U.S. Inverted Jenny and Britain’s Penny Black.
“How he amassed this value in such a short time is beyond me,” says Ralph Darling, a postal historian who estimates the duck’s collection to be worth $1.4 million.
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Photo by Laura Davies, via San Diego Zoo.
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Via Adam Foster.
