DanG
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Antarctic penguins freezing to death due to "freak rain storms"
| Quote From Source: | For someone who has experienced "freaky weather" in the Antarctic up close and personal, reports this week that baby Antarctic penguins are freezing to death due to "freak rain storms," came as no surprise.
"Everyone talks about the melting of the glaciers but having day after day of rain in Antarctica is a totally new phenomenon. As a result, penguins are literally freezing to death."
The sad truth is there's been a lot of freaky things happening in the Antarctic lately.
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Indy
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Penguins live in weather that goes 50 to 100 below zero. They swim in the bitter cold Antarctic waters. They are freezing to death because of rain? Sounds like bs to me.
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It says baby penguins, their adult feathers wouldn't have grown in, so they wouldn't have the water resistance that the adults penguins have. |
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MountainManMike
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well maybe if theyd start marching again, theyd warm up. |
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