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Old 01-17-2007, 06:49 AM
Bear_Nenno Bear_Nenno is offline
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Penguin Pictures

I have no idea where this thread belongs, so I'll dump it here. I was reading something recently that said Emporer Penguins are 3 ft tall. Holy Shit! That's a huge penguin! I dont know why, but I dont think I ever realized they got so big.
I dont think I've ever seen a picture of them next to anything except other penguins or maybe a seal or something. I would like to see some pictures of emporer penguins next to some humans, but I couldn't seem to find any on google.
Does anyone know where there are any photos of these huge penguins standing next to people? Can any of you find any?
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Old 01-17-2007, 06:55 AM
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Huge Penguins - bigger than people!
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Old 01-17-2007, 06:58 AM
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Ask and ye shall receive.
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Old 01-17-2007, 10:04 AM
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Here is a video showing how penguins compare to humans.
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Old 01-17-2007, 01:58 PM
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That all looks normal to me. But none of them look 3ft tall. If he were standing next to one of those, it would be taller than his waist?
Am I the only one who thought those things were about knee high on average?
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Old 01-17-2007, 02:52 PM
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Here's a great video I saw just today for the first time, coincidentally. I believe it's an Emperor penguin, but I really don't know for sure. It also shows just how big a mackerel a penguin can swallow!
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