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[tuftedduck]

Interesting read courtesy of Times Online.

"The Emperor penguins which won the hearts of millions of children in the film Happy Feet have suffered a devastating population slump in the last 50 years, according to a report.

Many colonies have fallen in size by 50 per cent as the penguins have been squeezed by the effects of climate change and overfishing, the WWF said

Emperor penguins are one of four species of penguin which breed on the Antarctic ice and are increasingly being driven from their traditional territories.
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Chinstraps, gentoos and Adelie penguins join the emperors on the ice each breeding season but they are all finding themselves pushed into a smaller area."

Strange they do not mention the possibility that the penguins are disappearing because they are all being penguin-napped by Linux users. 

[roseway]

Now now, I'm sure you know very well that we only use virtual penguins. No penguins were harmed in the making of Linux.

[Floydoid]

What species/breed of penguin is Tux?

[roseway]

He's rather similar to an Adelie penguin, but not really based on any real species. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tux

[Floydoid]

Ah yes after I wrote that post I remembered you'd linked to his wikipedia page before and took a good read of it.

[tuftedduck]

I am glad to hear that no penguins were harmed in the making of Linux.

It's just that my avatar was concerned for the well being of his distant cousins, and is now much relieved at you assurance.

[roseway]

I like ducks too, so your avatar is quite safe from me.

[girdhar]

Hi, Penguins are one of the most strangest species on planet .It is really needed to protect them from  global warming .I am happy to read that Linux did not harm the penguins.