Neatorama » penguins http://www.neatorama.com The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:43:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Penguin Sports http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/13/penguin-sports/ http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/13/penguin-sports/#comments Wed, 13 May 2009 17:05:52 +0000 Miss Cellania http://www.neatorama.com/?p=24220 The Penguathlon is a sporting event for penguins at the Kelly Tarlton Arctic Encounter in Orakei, New Zealand. Penguins compete in five events: football, Frisbee, surfing, swing ball, and waddle races. This is no joke! New Zealand is home to nine of the 16 penguin species, and the colony at the Arctic Encounter has 80 King and Gentoo penguins in its colony. The sports are showcased as an enrichment exercise for the birds.

“New Zealand has the greatest diversity of penguin species and is arguably the best place in the world to see them. As well as being great fun, the Penguathlon gives people a fantastic chance to get up close with them as well as gaining a better understanding about their welfare”, said Gregg Anderson, Tourism New Zealand’s Regional Manager for UK and Europe.

The Penguathlon, which will run the rest of this month, may become an annual event. Link (with video) -via Arbroath

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8. They’d make great punk rockers

(Photo credit: Jungleboy)

The whole post is funny and visually stunning. I highly recommend stopping by for a look.

Link

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Advertising agency Duval Guillaume produced a cute ad for Belgian bus company De Lijn, emphasizing that it’s safer to travel in groups. Link

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