Penguin on a Treadmill.

Posted by Miss Cellania in Animal, Science & Tech, Video Clips on April 9, 2007 at 9:03 am



To add to our growing collection of “animals on treadmills” videos, here is a penguin on a treadmill. It may seem cruel, but it’s part of a legitimate experiment. Scientists at Birmingham University in England are studying penguins in the wild to see if they are undergoing increased stress do to global warming. Fifty penguins on the Crozet Islands, in the southern Indian Ocean were fitted with monitors to measure heart rate, breathing rate, and body temperature. Ten penguins in captivity are being used as control subjects, to study normal penguin metabolism. The scientists hope to determine whether the Crozet Island penguins are having to expend extra energy by traveling further than normal to find food. Push play or go to YouTube. Link to article. -via Arbroath


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9 comments to "Penguin on a Treadmill."

  1. Denita TwoDragons
    April 9th, 2007 at 10:07 am

    Unhappy Feet…?

    –TwoDragons

  2. secret man agent
    April 9th, 2007 at 10:34 am

    Man.. Even penguins exercise more than me.

  3. eskimo
    April 9th, 2007 at 11:57 am

    Secret man agent, Neatorama writers exercise more than you. :P

  4. Alex
    April 9th, 2007 at 12:38 pm

    Poor penguing … no belly slide!

  5. Gellner
    April 9th, 2007 at 3:29 pm

    I’m going to be honest even with the explanation of studying penguins to see if global warming is stressing them, this still seems cruel. I want to see a scientist in a box barely bigger than himself walking on a treadmill!

  6. Jake
    April 9th, 2007 at 5:53 pm

    Well, Gellner, I have my tredmil in one of my spare rooms that’s harldy big enough to fit the machine.

    It’s not so bad. Does get a little warm in there, though.

  7. ktrabbit
    April 9th, 2007 at 6:03 pm

    The operative words being…”This may seem CRUEL, BUT…”

    No “but”s about it…this is cruel any way you look at it!!!!!!

    How can anyone justify putting a wild animal through this kind of torture????

    THIS IS JUST WRONG!!!!!!!!

  8. secret man agent
    April 9th, 2007 at 6:18 pm

    I wouldn’t call this torture. Maybe nonsensical. This isn’t typical animal testing, like perfume in the eyes or whatever. This is a penguin walking. The scientists aren’t walking it to the point of exhaustion. Just walking.

  9. Alex
    April 9th, 2007 at 7:42 pm

    Cruel? Heck, no! Walking animals on treadmill is the American Way!


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