Thursday, January 15, 2009

Penguin!

I saw my first penguin in Antarctica! They say that the penguins arrive after the icebreaker comes in. The icebreaker arrived Sunday. The penguin was here Monday. It's a little adelie penguin. I watched it for about an hour an a half. First it was asleep in a ball like a little black cat. Then it stood up, stretched a wing. Later it raised both wings. Later yet it crowed like a crow. Still later it took a few steps, got into the water for a short swim, got out, and stood some more.
Below is the penguin with the icebreaker that arrived from Sweden.


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