Posted on 09/29/2005 4:36:58 PM PDT by Aussie Dasher
ONE of Victoria's cutest tourist attractions is up for adoption: the little penguin population of Phillip Island.
For $75, adoptive parents can have a personalised thank you card from their new addition and automatic membership of the Penguin Foundation.
Foundation chairman John Laurie said every cent raised by the adoption program and other donations would be used to help little penguins (formerly known as fairy penguins).
"Although our penguins are healthy and in good numbers, the local penguin population is incredibly fragile and there is still more to be learnt about their behaviour and life cycles," Mr Laurie said.
"Australia's little penguins are part of a delicate ecosystem that is susceptible to threats such as pollution, poor weather, low fish supply or plastic bags."
This doesn't mean proud parents get to take a penguin home.
Instead, the money will be spent on penguin rehabilitation and rescue, restoring and protecting nesting areas, and research.
Hundreds of penguins waddle to shore in a nightly penguin parade that draws about half a million people each year to the Philip Island Nature Parks.
The Penguin Foundation was launched today by Victorian Environment Minister John Thwaites.
For more information visit www.penguinfoundation.org.au.
You are harsh......LOL Do they taste like chicken???
Are these "open license" penguins?
I was all full of warm fuzzies for the penguins until your pic.
Thanks for bringing me down, dude.
For $75 for the 'adoption' they better have a lot more meat on them than a turkey.
Pretty penguins,
Pretty penguins,
Pretty penguins in my hair...
Plastic pie, plastic pie,
Shot a penguin in the eye.
Jesus heal'd that penguin's eye!
Pretty, pretty plastic pie!
Pretty penguins in the air,
Pretty penguins are so rare.
Pretty, pretty plastic pie.
Much more fun than just plain pie.
Me, oh my, oh why can't I
Have a piece of penguin pie!
Pretty penguins build their lair
In my brand-new Frigidaire!
Just being,
best,
Alkhin, an Anglospherophile (if that makes any sense!)
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