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ALL BLACK PENGUIN DISCOVERED – IN SOUTH GEORGIA

Photo via Andrew Evans of the National Geographic.

Yooo Bwoyyyy,, Check Him Outttt – he’s a One in a ZILLION. KING Penguin. that’s right this is the ONE and ONLY BLACK PENGUIN IN EXISTENCE.  I wonder if he mates will he make another All Black or maybe a Grey Penguin ? so many questions and wow, we don’t even know his name yet. we’re gonna keep following this story and you can be sure if any news breaks on the Black Penguin you can find it right here first.

and to be tongue and cheek – where else did they expect to find him except South Georgia ?  ain’t like he’s wintering in Miami. duhhhh  Penguins likes to be close to they peoples you knoww.

People Who Love Black – You Have a Major Victory on Your Team Today.  I AM Soooooooooo Happy For The New Penguin !

GO PENGUIN, GO PENGUIN, GO PENGUIN, GO PENGUIN, GO PENGUIN, GO PENGUIN,GO PENGUIN, GO PENGUIN, GO PENGUIN

(i’m doin my happy dance cause I loooooove Penguins)

This is from Yahoo Today

King Penguins are notorious for their prim, tuxedoed appearance — but a recently discovered all-black penguin seems unafraid to defy convention. In what has been described as a “one in a zillion kind of mutation,” biologists say that the animal has lost control of its pigmentation, an occurrence that is extremely rare. Other than the penguin’s monochromatic outfit, the animal appears to be perfectly healthy — and then some. “Look at the size of those legs,” said one scientist, “It’s an absolute monster.”

The under-dressed penguin was photographed by Andrew Evans of National Geographic on the island of South Georgia near Antarctica. As the picture circulated, some biologists were taken aback — including Dr. Allan Baker of the University of Toronto. His first response was disbelief:

Wow. That looks so bizarre I can’t even believe it. Wow.

While multicolored birds will often show some variation, Dr. Baker explains that what makes this all-black King Penguin so rare is that the bird’s melanin deposits have occurred where they are typically not present — enough so that no light feathers even checker the bird’s normally white chest.

Andrew Evans:

Melanism is merely the dark pigmentation of skin, fur — or in this case, feathers. The unique trait derives from increased melanin in the body. Genes may play a role, but so might other factors. While melanism is common in many different animal species (e.g., Washington D.C. is famous for its melanistic squirrels), the trait is extremely rare in penguins. All-black penguins are so rare there is practically no research on the subject — biologists guess that perhaps one in every quarter million of penguins shows evidence of at least partial melanism, whereas the penguin we saw appears to be almost entirely (if not entirely) melanistic.

Whether or not the all-black look catches on in the penguin fashion world, it’s nice to see someone dressing-down for once.

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• All-Black Penguin Discovered, Seems Underdressed (treehugger.com)
• Pictured: ‘astonishing’ rare black penguin living on South Georgia (telegraph.co.uk)
• Black Penguin (neatorama.com)
• National Penguin Awareness Day 2010: PICTURES Of Penguins, What It Is, How To Celebrate (PHOTOS, INFO) (huffingtonpost.com)

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Watch This, and then email it to Your Kids Teacher, and All the Teachers and Principals You Know. if we can convince them to watch it, and to show it to the kids;  you have started the change we can all be proud of.

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GREEN with HOT STYLE – That’s The Newest Fashion Trend, WE LOVE IT !

Just take a look at these Jerseys being made by Nike – out of recycled drink bottles.  they’re really nice, and quite green.  they were  selected by several major international Soccer teams to show their green tech appeal, at this years World Cup in South Africa. This is indeed a really good deal for sportswear maker  Nike.  they were able to work out a deal with the world cup officials to get their product placement – before it goes on sale to the general public.

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and you can of course get your groove on with Kimmmm.. “Turn On Them Speakas”

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Have you ever been put in a position that meant you had to act or be Spanked ?

on the real tip, that’s some raw ass ish. and to be honest it put us through a lil bit of a quandry on how to deal with it. but thankfully our good ole’ conscious kicked in and it was on like a light. on the 13th of Feb 2010; we removed our entrecard widget from two of our blogs. This Blog Recycled Frockery Was One of the Two that has the widget Removed on Feb 13, 2010.

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