The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #142880   Message #3296003
Posted By: ranger1
25-Jan-12 - 09:59 AM
Thread Name: Severn's Round 2 Chemo (24 Jan 2012)
Subject: RE: Severn's Round 2 Chemo (24 Jan 2012)
Sev, just for you, because I'm told laughter is the best medicine:

Dead penguins- I never knew this..but it's a fact!

I never knew this about Penguins…

Did you ever wonder why there are no dead penguins
on the ice in Antarctica - where do they go?
Wonder no more ! ! !

It is a known fact that the penguin is a very ritualistic
bird which lives an extremely ordered and complex life.
The penguin is very committed to its family and will
mate for life, as well as maintaining a form of
compassionate contact with its offspring throughout its life.
If a penguin is found dead on the ice surface, other members
of the family and social circle have been known to dig holes
in the ice, using their vestigial wings and beaks, until the hole is
deep enough for the dead bird to be rolled into and buried.
The male penguins then gather in a circle
around the fresh grave and sing:

"Freeze a jolly good fellow"