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Re: Black penguin found

#21  Postby Steviepinhead » Mar 17, 2010 6:49 pm

Has the evolutionary relationship to the ever-elusive Black Swans been traced out yet?
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#22  Postby tactik » Mar 18, 2010 6:47 am

Black Swans are elusive....?

There are heaps here in Australia...

I get the feeling I am missing the joke. :ask:
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#23  Postby Agrippina » Mar 18, 2010 6:55 am

Pictures please
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#24  Postby cherries » Mar 18, 2010 7:25 am

Mutant All-Black Penguin Found

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlwJ4J9_WAE[/youtube]
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#25  Postby Teria » Mar 18, 2010 8:35 am

Beautiful penguin!

And I love this bit:

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#26  Postby Agrippina » Mar 18, 2010 8:42 am

Yes that was wasn't it. I think I'll use that next time someone challenges me.
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#27  Postby vsop44 » Mar 19, 2010 11:25 am

http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/Swan ... kSwan.html

I saw my first black swan when I lived in Vancouver in the early 70's swimming in lost lagoon , and AFAIR there were always some there .
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#28  Postby Agrippina » Mar 19, 2010 11:35 am

Are there black swans in the UK? I saw lots and lots of white ones there, not any black ones though.
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#29  Postby Made of Stars » Mar 19, 2010 11:52 am

Pfft! A black penguin? That's nothing. Look:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dfWzp7rYR4[/youtube]
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#30  Postby Agrippina » Mar 19, 2010 12:24 pm

Aw come on! Is that for real. Shows how much I know I thought all penguins didn't fly! :shock:
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#31  Postby cherries » Mar 19, 2010 1:06 pm

naughty,naughty :lol: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzhDsojoqk8[/youtube]
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#32  Postby Agrippina » Mar 19, 2010 3:30 pm

And it's not even April 1, yet. No wonder I'm so trusting, I missed being an April fool by 2 minutes!
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#33  Postby cherries » Mar 19, 2010 3:40 pm

:) amazing trick
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#34  Postby Birdcrazy » Mar 19, 2010 11:58 pm

Anyway, I've been away for a couple of days... lol, the penguins can fly movie, that was hilarious.
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#35  Postby Horwood Beer-Master » Mar 22, 2010 12:59 pm

Agrippina wrote:Are there black swans in the UK?..

Yup. Mostly (but not exclusively) in parks/formal gardens. Introduced from Oz as an 'ornamental' species.
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#36  Postby Birdcrazy » Mar 22, 2010 1:32 pm

Oh, don't forget the South American Black-necked Swan, which has a black head and neck and the rest white. The Australian Black Swan is more dark gray IMO. All other swan species are white, they mostly differ by bill color and voice and behavior.
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#37  Postby Agrippina » Mar 22, 2010 1:32 pm

Horwood Beer-Master wrote:
Agrippina wrote:Are there black swans in the UK?..

Yup. Mostly (but not exclusively) in parks/formal gardens. Introduced from Oz as an 'ornamental' species.

Ok, I didn't see any there, so I wondered. :cheers:
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#38  Postby Horwood Beer-Master » Mar 22, 2010 3:42 pm

Agrippina wrote:
Horwood Beer-Master wrote:
Agrippina wrote:Are there black swans in the UK?..

Yup. Mostly (but not exclusively) in parks/formal gardens. Introduced from Oz as an 'ornamental' species.

Ok, I didn't see any there, so I wondered. :cheers:

They're nowhere near as common as the native swans, but they're not exactly scarce either. It really depends where you are looking.
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#39  Postby Agrippina » Mar 22, 2010 3:57 pm

Horwood Beer-Master wrote:
Agrippina wrote:
Horwood Beer-Master wrote:
Agrippina wrote:Are there black swans in the UK?..

Yup. Mostly (but not exclusively) in parks/formal gardens. Introduced from Oz as an 'ornamental' species.

Ok, I didn't see any there, so I wondered. :cheers:

They're nowhere near as common as the native swans, but they're not exactly scarce either. It really depends where you are looking.


I was thrilled about seeing the ones I saw, at Holyrood, Wells and Windsor on the river at the parking lot. It's very exciting because they are extremely rare in SA, we only see them in zoos.
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Re: Black penguin found

#40  Postby kiki5711 » Mar 22, 2010 4:09 pm

wow A back penguin found. Do you thin the rest will be racist against him and make him ride in the back of the bus?
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