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Happy Feet movie is one of my all time favorites. The protagonist Mumble simply cannot sing unlike the other kids in the penguin colony. He prefers to dance and in fact, he loves to dance. He does get criticized for it, poor fellow! This movie gives some lessons in recognizing and accepting individual talents especially in kids. It also sheds light on how various natural environments are getting disturbed and altered by human encroachments.
As depicted in the movie , the emperor penguin is one creature where the dad is Super Dad! The mother lays the eggs and goes off to the oceans to feed and the entire incubation is done by the father. Its no easy feat. The two months of the Antarctic Winter is spent by the father penguin holding the egg carefully on top of his feet and he needs to maintain his balance. Any exposure to the freezing weather could destroy the egg and the chick inside. I am making a mental note to broadcast this info on whats app next Father's Day!
Yesterday on Facebook I saw a video of a couple . There seems to be a machine that can give men an idea about what labor pain feels like and the pregnant woman was having fun trying it on her spouse and reminding him again and again what she would be going through in a few days time! This video was made on a light note of course.
Like the emperor penguin, nature does have a fair share of creatures where the father's job is a lot more tougher than the mother in the reproduction cycle. Nature! It never ceases to amaze me!
Penguins are so cute! And, it's amazing how different kinds look so different from each other. Some day I'd be delighted to see a penguin in real life. :) I watched "Happy Feet" - a whole movie of penguins was obviously cute. I'm glad you like it. =)
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The minute I saw 'penguin', the first thought that came to my mind was Kelvinator! And bingo, you wrote that too!!
ReplyDeleteWhen you say penguin, I immediately think of Pittsburg Penguins, a professional ice hockey team in USA.
ReplyDeleteI love the movie- Happy Feet too! Penguins can be found in Africa
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Did you know there are penguins in South America? I knew someone who visited and came back with all these pictures and videos. I hadn't thought about how close to Antartica it was. Girl Who Reads
ReplyDeleteA very insightful post,Jaishree! You evoked a lot of memories:)
ReplyDeleteOnce i saw a Penguin show in Dubai. it was very touchy. these animals have always fascinated me.
ReplyDeleteA very interesting bird, which captures the attention and imagination of all us, especially during our childhood. Most remembered as a bird whose wings are programmed to help it swim rather than fly! Recently there was a discovery by scientists that penguins had lost their sense to taste fish because during evolution they lost that particular gene.
ReplyDeleteKelvinator's penguin..aah the good old days!
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