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seeing as it's #WorldPenguinDay, I thought I might share some penguin facts from my 2018 work, the Book of Humans.
First up: Necrophilia.
First up: Necrophilia.
Sex with dead penguins has been known about in Adélies since
the earliest days of Antarctic exploration, as documented by the scientist aboard Scott’s last and fatal venture south. The
penguin’s behaviour was deemed ‘astonishing depravity’.
the earliest days of Antarctic exploration, as documented by the scientist aboard Scott’s last and fatal venture south. The
penguin’s behaviour was deemed ‘astonishing depravity’.
The ship scientist George Levick wrote of the young male penguins as ‘hooligan bands of half a dozen or more and [that] hang about the outskirts of the knolls, whose inhabitants they annoy by their constant acts of depravity’.
Drones, Fitbits and AI, oh my: Happy #WorldPenguinDay! Come learn about how #NSFfunded researchers from @PointBlueConSci study Adélie penguins at one of the windiest locations on Earth. #takeoverNSF
📸: @ae_schmidty
📸: @ae_schmidty
Can you guess what an Adélie penguin 🐧 and a salmon 🐟 have in common? #WorldPenguinDay
📷Matthias Breiter
#takeoverNSF
📷Matthias Breiter
#takeoverNSF
Both of these charismatic species exhibit what scientists call “natal philopatry,” which means they return to their birthplaces to breed!
Adélies often end up building their pebble nests very close to where they hatched. #takeoverNSF
Adélies often end up building their pebble nests very close to where they hatched. #takeoverNSF
As it's #WorldPenguinDay I'm looking at Penguin Books from 1966. Why? Because that's the year they ditched the Marber Grid and brought in Alan Aldridge as art director to spice up their fiction covers!
He was a controversial choice, so let's see how he did... #SaturdayThoughts
He was a controversial choice, so let's see how he did... #SaturdayThoughts
Sleepwalkers, by David Karp. Penguin Books, 1966. I really like this as a cover.
Farewell, My Lovely by Raymond Chandler. Penguin Books, 1966. Another favourite of mine.
