Comments on: Liberated Penguins

By: Plato

Plato — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 02:42:10 +0000

With “Heart songs” how did you think these Penguins couldn’t fly?:)

Set in an Antarctic emperor penguin colony, the film establishes that every penguin must sing a unique song (called a “Heartsong”) to attract a soul mate.

So, there was one “a little different” that broke the mould:) I actually enjoyed the music and songs a lot.

By: janet

janet — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 19:20:43 +0000

I have a little girl who is really into birds right now, so I have seen quite a few bird nature videos (the only thing that got us through a weeklong bout of stomach flu was the BBC’s “Life of Birds” series). Anyway, this one is my favorite!

By: Elliot

Elliot — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 05:24:04 +0000

So the new saying is “float like a penguin, sting like a bee”???

By: Clifford

Clifford — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:42:36 +0000

Supernova:- I also love the taking off shots. The little jumping motions, the frantic run, and then finally - up!

Samantha:- Yes, perhaps I should have called the post “The Flight of the Penguins”.

Jude:- Their swimming is remarkable to watch too. I wonder if they are a population that just adapted their swimming technique? Perhaps their chief scientists and engineers did some careful computations (using penguin diagrams at some point, of course) to assess the feasibility of it…?

-cvj

By: Clifford

Clifford — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:41:53 +0000

Elliot: - I suppose they’d be akin to the bumble bee in this respect. Aren’t they supposed to be ill-equipped to fly, but nevertheless manage to… or is that no longer true?

-cvj

By: Samantha

Samantha — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:18:56 +0000

Oh! This is such a relief. No more marching! Perhaps they will survive global warming after all.

By: Supernova

Supernova — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 20:39:20 +0000

I love it, especially the final touchdown shot! Thanks, cvj!

By: Elliot

Elliot — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:25:25 +0000

This is really amazing. Perhaps you can do a post on the physics behind these Penguins being able to fly at some later date. It would seem that their wings are not exactly large enough for their body weight but who am I to say.
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By: Jude

Jude — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:15:50 +0000

You know, it would be nice to see flying penguins, but I felt that watching film of *swimming* penguins was amazing. They seem to literally fly through the water, even though only an April Fool would believe that they fly through the air.