Science
Penguins Flying in Military Planes from Brazil's Beaches to the South Atlantic
Posted by Jesus Diaz at 11:00 AM on October 6, 2008
Get ready to fight to the death for this one, Disney, Pixar, and Dreamworks: More than a thousand penguins have suddenly appeared on the beaches of Brazil. The scientists can't explain why this is happening. Some say they are somehow confused. Knowing the views in Brazil's beaches, I personally think they are not confused at all. Brazilian National Institute for Space Research climatologist Jose Marengo thinks the penguins--who are being airlifted back to its origin by the air force--got lost because of changes in the ocean circulation in the South Atlantic:
Clearly we've been seeing changes in the ocean circulation in the Southern Hemisphere. The question for the future, and we don't have an answer yet, is how is that going to shift against the backdrop of climate change?
The story here, however, is that the Brazilian Air Force is going to be flying the penguins back to South Atlantic, possibly in freezing chambers onboard cargo airplanes. Oh yes, and they are so cute that I'm about to have a diabetes arrest.


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smokeonit
Posted 12:27 PM 6/10/08
i had to cry when i watched happy feet...
i wish we could make a difference...
smokeonit
Iggy
Posted 12:12 PM 6/10/08
Well they must have made all that money off the royalties for "March Of The Penguins" and now they want a vacation...
Iggy
Capt Castellanos
Posted 12:46 PM 6/10/08
@unkpku is think that new comments are like iPhone 3G pre 2....: if you were owned by someone, wouldn't you want to fight them?
Capt Castellanos
unkpku is think that new comments are like iPhone 3G pre 2.1, ye
Posted 12:42 PM 6/10/08
Isn't PIXAR owned by Disney?
unkpku is think that new comments are like iPhone 3G pre 2.1, yeah it sucks
Ambiguous Blob 2.0
Posted 12:31 PM 6/10/08
That's some scary shit, kind of lends some credence to what Al Gore was saying in "An Inconvenient Truth"... Sucks that todays youth (me included) is inheriting this mess, be sure to thank your parents! Me, I've got to start carpooling more often.
Ambiguous Blob 2.0
johnnyabnormal
Posted 1:09 PM 6/10/08
@Ambiguous Blob 2.0: Keep in mind, there are penguins that live in South America too. This article doesn't mention the original habitat or species of the penguin.
johnnyabnormal
johnnyabnormal
Posted 1:07 PM 6/10/08
@shifty_276: Well, during the Biden/Palin debate she said:
"It's real, we need to do something about it. It kind of doesn't matter at this point in the debate what caused it."
She basically summed up the lies and illogical stupidity that big oil have been feeding the public for years.
johnnyabnormal
laio
Posted 1:02 PM 6/10/08
Damn penguins, wth? leave the girls alone your filthy birds!
i was all happy here and then the penguins came...
well, i didn't notice at all. i like big butts
laio
bratinella
Posted 12:59 PM 6/10/08
This isn't uncommon, it also happened in Argentina
bratinella
johnnyabnormal
Posted 12:59 PM 6/10/08
Global climate change denial rants in 3-2-1...
johnnyabnormal
shifty_276
Posted 12:53 PM 6/10/08
this is Sarah Palin's fault. the end
shifty_276
Charging_Mooses
Posted 1:24 PM 6/10/08
i see a new job in the making... "yes sur. professional penguin herder at yah service."
Charging_Mooses
icthis3t7
Posted 1:20 PM 6/10/08
I love how the penguin being picked up just doesn't care whats happening.
icthis3t7
michaelwiggins
Posted 1:11 PM 6/10/08
Wow, they really are adorable.
michaelwiggins
drinkwater
Posted 2:07 PM 6/10/08
"Get ready to fight to dead for this one, Disney, Pixar, and Dreamworks..."
Those staff cutbacks are already kicking in. Nobody to proofread. I'm assuming you meant, "Get ready to fight to the death for this. . ."
drinkwater
Kaiser-Machead's LEGO WALL-E
Posted 2:05 PM 6/10/08
Hey, no love for Animal Logic? Disney/PIXAR had nothing to do with Happy Feet. :P
Kaiser-Machead's LEGO WALL-E
Kaiser-Machead's LEGO WALL-E
Posted 2:04 PM 6/10/08
@brillonjn: No.
Kaiser-Machead's LEGO WALL-E
johnnyabnormal
Posted 2:03 PM 6/10/08
@tkohrs2002: "Then they smell their own farts."
Something tells me they wouldn't need to if they were listening to you talk...
johnnyabnormal
brillonjn
Posted 2:01 PM 6/10/08
Disney and Pixar...Same thing,no?
brillonjn
frigg
Posted 1:59 PM 6/10/08
Actually, I think this is one of those specialty cakes made on "Ace of Cakes." I saw them making the wings out of fondant on their show.
frigg
AeroBrat
Posted 1:54 PM 6/10/08
@Ambiguous Blob 2.0: Keep in mind that it has not been scientifically proven that climate change is caused by people. If it is, it's most likely that China carries most of the blame.
AeroBrat
tkohrs2002
Posted 1:51 PM 6/10/08
I wouldn't be surprised if some envio-nazis secretly air lifted penguins to Brazil just to prove Global Warming. Just like before water tests in creeks when the water gets mysteriously dirty very fast up to the date of the test. They do this to prove how terrible human beings are. Then they smell their own farts.
tkohrs2002
SgtToastie
Posted 2:28 PM 6/10/08
@tkohrs2002: Throwing dirt in a creek and AIR LIFTING a ton of penguins to Brazil are not exactly comparable...
SgtToastie
vinchbr
Posted 2:26 PM 6/10/08
[farm4.static.flickr.com]
saw them in the end of july at porto seguro in brasil, WAY up the coast =)
look at google maps, porto seguro, bahia, brazil
vinchbr
Hilo
Posted 2:48 PM 6/10/08
@johnnyabnormal: "Each summer and early autumn, a few Magellanic penguins could be expected to drift north from their homes in southern Argentina."
Hilo
CraziestGadgets.com
Posted 2:38 PM 6/10/08
obviously these are the scout penguins... now they're just going to go back and tell all their buddies about what they've seen.. "dude it wasn't even cold there.. and the chicks.. oh man the chicks"
CraziestGadgets.com
Luizzle
Posted 2:55 PM 6/10/08
OK, I have to admit, that pic was really really cute..
Luizzle
johnnyabnormal
Posted 2:50 PM 6/10/08
@Hilo: Ah, thanks. I didn't follow the link. My bad.
johnnyabnormal
VakeroRokero
Posted 3:19 PM 6/10/08
@tkohrs2002: You think this was another hoax by S.R. Hadden? Jodie Foster says the travel across the galaxy did happen...
VakeroRokero
Git Em SteveDave loves this guy-->
Posted 3:18 PM 6/10/08
So instead of Operation Dumbo Drop, We have Operation Penguin Parachute?
Git Em SteveDave loves this guy-->
VakeroRokero
Posted 3:14 PM 6/10/08
@Iggy: They been watching "Surf's up" too much...
VakeroRokero
VakeroRokero
Posted 3:09 PM 6/10/08
They might be cute, but also love to gouge your eyes out when you get too close. They also chase you and eat your fingers...
VakeroRokero
dahveed
Posted 3:59 PM 6/10/08
Aw shit, I sure the penguin rescue cost was in the bail-out-the-millionaires-screw-the-US-taxpayers bill that was recently past. We're probably paying for the beaches to be cleaned as well.
At this junction in the Bush Presidential regime, If Bush is for it, I'm opposed to it.
Just as the war on Terror was used to justify endless amounts of power-grabbing by the white house, I'm sure this financial disaster will be used to further enrich the few at the expense of the many....
Sorry for being so negative.
dahveed
d4rlp3nc1l
Posted 3:58 PM 6/10/08
@undefined: @VakeroRokero: well ive been watching Farce of the Penguins, too much.
d4rlp3nc1l
kangaroo
Posted 4:14 PM 6/10/08
awww..they're like little ambassadors.
kangaroo
D.E.P.C.
Posted 4:59 PM 6/10/08
@drinkwater: Jesus writes with an accent. You'll spot it in most of his posts. I tend to think it makes them entertaining...
"the penguins-who are being airlifted back to its origin by the air force"
...I'm thinking about doing it in some of my writing: The mans went deep into the sea. His was a very nice man... Okay, so not really. But if I had an accent like Jesus, I'd totally do it.
D.E.P.C.
BrownCat
Posted 6:27 PM 6/10/08
damn you!! penguins are my archilles hel. aahhhh the cuteness, grrrr. so cute and sad but cuter.
BrownCat
xkl
Posted 6:45 PM 6/10/08
agreed
xkl
Inception
Posted 6:54 PM 6/10/08
This is all a trick to divert us from the war crimes in the middle east, imo.
Inception
Cowbane
Posted 9:28 PM 6/10/08
@VakeroRokero: His eyes stare into my soul...
Cowbane
rockhopper
Posted 9:55 PM 6/10/08
Have a rockhopper penguin attach its beak to your leg and then tell me penguins are "cute".
rockhopper
hammertime1994
Posted 10:32 PM 6/10/08
They look a little sunburned...
hammertime1994
krazyphaze
Posted 10:45 PM 6/10/08
Where's the one with the sensor on his back?? lol..
krazyphaze
Three_Part_Bandit
Posted 11:02 PM 6/10/08
When I saw the first pic I just wanted to hug my laptop awwww...
Three_Part_Bandit
closhedbb
Posted 11:01 PM 6/10/08
@D.E.P.C.: An accent and incorrect grammar are two totally different things...
closhedbb
RE-L
Posted 12:50 AM 7/10/08
They are spies.
RE-L
RE-L
Posted 12:49 AM 7/10/08
@dahveed: Way to take it off topic and vent lol. But I must say, I agree with you.
RE-L
RE-L
Posted 12:48 AM 7/10/08
@CraziestGadgets.com: And you know the chicks are going to dump the guys for the penguins cause they are so freaking adorable.
RE-L
Elasticity
Posted 12:55 AM 7/10/08
@Ambiguous Blob 2.0: or eliminate carbon emissions altogether by riding your bike. It's tough in the mornings, but it's actually not that bad. I don't even own a car!
Elasticity
Final
Posted 1:17 AM 7/10/08
I hope they tagged a few of these to make sure they are thriving in there usually environment.
Final
Sonic84
Posted 1:41 AM 7/10/08
They should drop off 3 of them at my house.
Sonic84
JoOngle
Posted 1:34 AM 7/10/08
Oh yeah! Fear the Penguins - They´re coming baby, ya betcha!
JoOngle
Rabid Penguin
Posted 1:34 AM 7/10/08
@johnnyabnormal: What does this have to do with climate change? Penguins do what they want, when they want. It's as simple as that. Mystery solved.
Rabid Penguin
Parkington
Posted 2:12 AM 7/10/08
@Toastie: Wouldn't the pollution from the plane totally undo whatever they just did? What if the penguins wanted to move to Brazil? They want to party dammit!
Parkington
vinchbr
Posted 2:09 AM 7/10/08
@Sonic84: well about that..
asked my cousin whose degree is in biology, and she said that in brazil at least, the government branch that takes care of wild life preservation (IBAMA), has a list of "you can't have this wild animal as domestic" and penguins are in there...
and if i do recall, that list was international
vinchbr
dOk
Posted 2:22 AM 7/10/08
@ unkpku is think that...
ummmm NO... Disney is owned by Pixar now. Didn't check out the merger agreement did you?
dOk
johnnyabnormal
Posted 3:31 AM 7/10/08
@Rabid Penguin: But not gay penguins, they were born that way, remember? MUHAHAHAHA!! Actually, other peeps brought up climate change, before me. I was wrong...there were no rants!
johnnyabnormal
Ambiguous Blob 2.0
Posted 3:18 AM 7/10/08
@johnnyabnormal: Good point, that fact totally slipped my mind. I too didn't follow the link...
@AeroBrat: So you and many people the world over say, I personally don't choose to subscribe to that train of thought. At this point I equate the argument over Global Climate change and man's role in it, to the argument with people and their belief of God. Some people either believe in God, or don't (I don't), and there's not a lot anyone can do to dissuade or convert people no matter what their opinion. I think that there is enough anecdotal information out there to contradict what a majority of the "experts" say. You don't think big corporations (like the oil companies) with a vested interest have anything to say about some of the results that are presented by "experts" on the other side of the fence? I'm not a huge conspiracy nut, I've just got a healthy sense of cynicism mind you, and always seem to remember how some "experts" said there was no harm in smoking back in the 70's and 80's thanks to the big tobacco companies. Whatever the case I'm choosing not hide my head in the sand with this, and instead now try to change things I do everyday.
I think that if you look at our Carbon emissions from the turn of the last century until now (as we developed as a nation) you'll see that we (the US of A) have done some major damage. Your argument always kills me. We (in the US of A again) still pollute and grossly misuse our resources! Sure China is pig now, however there are way more Chinese in China with just as much need as any American, plus there still a little behind the curve. In most respects they're still developing as a nation and aren't as technologically advanced as the rest of the western world. When people use your argument it always comes off as pot color kettle black... Plus how do you expect them to be green when almost all of worlds Walmart's crap is manufactured there by little chinese children (ok that last bit was a bit of a cheap shot... I kid I kid!)?!? Seriously though How can we expect a nation that's still developing like China, about to come into it's own as a huge economic power, to follow a greener path when we (again in the good ole' US of A) don't do it ourselves???
@Elasticity: I wish I could, however as it now stands I live about 30 miles away from the school I attend. It's just not very economically sound for me to live in the same town that I go to school to. I unfortunately don't live in a huge metropolitan area, with everything I need immediately around me, and never could get by without a car (kind of goes with the territory of living in LA).
Ambiguous Blob 2.0
EricAlder
Posted 4:08 AM 7/10/08
Flying penguins?!? What will they think of next?
Alternate post: ... and we had so much fun, next week I'm taking them to Disneyland!
EricAlder
Rabid Penguin
Posted 4:00 AM 7/10/08
@johnnyabnormal: ... Why must you taunt me :c / lol
Rabid Penguin
sansovino
Posted 5:49 AM 7/10/08
"A penguin? And he's been drinking! Wait a minute ... penguins can't fly. Penguins can't fly!"
-Franklin Sherman.
"The Critic"? Anyone? Anyone?
sansovino
Mike918
Posted 10:03 AM 7/10/08
You people follow stereotypes too much...they just wanted a nice tan..
Mike918