In memoriam. What's with puffins?

[iwearnosox]

Seriously. They scare me, has anyone else seen these birds? I used to go to the zoo with a buddy of mine (long passed away) and stare at these things. They fly like birds then "fly" underwater.

Nature freaks me out sometimes...

 

[dolph]

they make a damn tasty cereal.

 

[Ryan]

I think they are awesome

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: rbloedow
I think they are awesome

Especially with plum sauce.
Tastes like duck.

- M4H

 

[UglyCasanova]

Well I'm no Steve Irwin: Crocodile Hunter but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night.

 

[FoBoT]

they are like super penguins

 

[Iron Woode]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
they are like super penguins

LOL.

Their closest relatives were the Great Auks. Huge flightless birds like penguins. They even looked like penguins. A clear case of convergent evolution.

 

[thomsbrain]

speaking of penguins: penguin mothers run in circles to test the strengh of their young. the baby that can't keep up doesn't get fed. it gets weaker and weaker and less likely to keep up and then starves to death. natural selection at its finest. another wonderful penguin thingy: when penguins want to go swimming, they crowd around the edge of the ice but try not to fall in. finally a penguin will get pushed in. then they all look over the edge to see if it gets eaten by a killer whale. if it survives, they all jump in. they may be the most evil creatures on earth.

 

[iwearnosox]

Sounds like someone I know.

 

[OulOat]

Originally posted by: thomsbrain
speaking of penguins: penguin mothers run in circles to test the strengh of their young. the baby that can't keep up doesn't get fed. it gets weaker and weaker and less likely to keep up and then starves to death. natural selection at its finest. another wonderful penguin thingy: when penguins want to go swimming, they crowd around the edge of the ice but try not to fall in. finally a penguin will get pushed in. then they all look over the edge to see if it gets eaten by a killer whale. if it survives, they all jump in. they may be the most evil creatures on earth.

LOL, that is so awesome

 

[Moonbeam]

I love puffins. These oceanic birds have not only the obviously palagic (pelagic, sorry a typo, thanks)but an also almost benthic aspect to their livestyle.

 

[conjur]

What's with the 'memoriam'?

And, btw, moon...pelagic. And just how deep can puffins swim?


Seems I remember a children's book that had a puffin on the cover, or was about a puffin...can't recall completely. It was always seemed somewhat odd...even eerie.