[va-richmond-general] Re: Humbolt's Penguin in Alaska

I did hear this and thought it was very interesting.  Sounds like the seed of a 
good RAS Kids' Corner article!

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From:   Michael Shapiro [SMTP:sc.tanager@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent:   Wednesday, July 31, 2002 7:14 PM
To:     Richmond listserv; Virginia Bird listserv
Subject:        [va-richmond-general] Humbolt's Penguin in Alaska

    I don't know if anyone else heard about this or not, but on NPR this 
morning, they were discussing a Humbolt's Penguin that some fishermen had 
caught with the rest of their catch off the coast of Alaska. For those of you 
who don't know where they are form or didn't hear the story, they're native to 
southern Chile and Argentina. 
    The reporter asked if it could have escaped from a zoo (although, since 
they can't fly, I can't see how that could have happened. I imagine a penguin 
walking through downtown Juneau or Fairbanks would have been noticed). The 
expert they talked to said that it probably hitched a ride on a fishing boat 
and then escaped. He said that many fishermen (or was it people in general?) 
down there keep them as pets. He also said that it was highly unlikely it would 
have swam the nearly 10,000 miles from Chile to Alaska, as it would have had to 
pass through the much warmer equatorial waters, where the fishing (from a 
Humbolt's point-of-view) isn't quite so good. Thought I'd pass it along.

Michael Shapiro
Richmond (Henrico)
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