Linus
PS. Fairy penguins are _small_. Like less than 2 feet tall and weighing in
at a whopping 2 pounds. The thought of a mob of angry fairy penguins
mauling tourists fairly boggles the mind..
--- On Thu, 13 Nov 1997, Andrew Humphrey wrote: > > Howdy, > > Seeing as you are the ``owner'' of a penguin at some zoo somewhere or > other I figured that this was important information that you should probably > be made aware of. If you ever go visit it, I suggest you remember the > minimum safe distance :-) > > > > > The following is an extract from > > > > http://www.bigbenpublishing.com.au/victoria/info_animals.html > > > > Fairy Penguins > > > > Although it's not widely reported for fear of jeopardising tourism, fairy > > penguins have developed some very antisocial behaviour as a result of > > continuous close contact with humans. > > > > Their sensitivity to photographic flashes has long been known. In recent > > years there have been isolated attacks where an unsuspecting tourist was > > mauled by half a dozen or more fairy penguins after using a flash gun to > > photograph them at dusk. > > > > While they may be flightless, during such attacks they have been seen to > > jump as far as three metres to pounce on their victim. Beware penguins with > > attitudes!!! > > > > Cheers, > Andrew Humphrey > andrew@bofh.asn.au >