SFWoA penguins take over San Fran Zoo's penguins

supermandl

Thursday, January 16, 2003 7:22 PM

Pretty strange story I came across about 6 penguins from SFWoA that where sent to SF zoo, they have the rest of the penguins swimming in circles.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=519&ncid=519&e=29&u=/ap/20030116/ap_on_re_us/swimming_penguins_2

Here is another longer article from the UK about them.

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N16374292

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petie

Thursday, January 16, 2003 8:09 PM

this is odd! I think it is funny though :)

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jkpark

Thursday, January 16, 2003 9:23 PM

I miss Geauga Lake. I miss Sea World of Ohio. : (

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Michael Darling

Thursday, January 16, 2003 9:33 PM

That is so weird. That is also very funny.

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auscoasterman

Friday, January 17, 2003 1:20 AM

It must be an Alpha penguin among those six from SFWOA. It explains everything!

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Zingo

Friday, January 17, 2003 9:44 AM

What was the size of the tank in Ohio? The one in SanFan looks really big. I wonder if those penguins from Ohio are feeling "free" and are exercising their freedom by swimming, around, and around, and around, .......................

When you look at the life of a zoo penguin, what choices do they have? Sit on a rock, or swim. Maybe the ones from Ohio like to stay in shape for the upcomming breeding season :-)

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BeastFreak

Friday, January 17, 2003 9:53 AM

My theory. The six new penguins from SFWoa are being bullied by the vetern penguins of the San Fran zoo. This causing the 6 to try and flee for their lives and having the other 46 follow in persuit. California seems to have quite a few 'high speed' persuits so this is nothing new. If anyone taught the penguins to do this it was the news.

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redman822

Friday, January 17, 2003 9:57 AM

Maybe the six from SFWoA told them how nice it was there and are trying to swim their way to Aurora, Ohio? ;)

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Peabody

Friday, January 17, 2003 9:59 AM

You see, this is what happens when you let penguins ride a Vekoma SLC.

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