Although it's from a few years ago, you could easily have missed
this BBC report (YouTube link) about the surprising migration habits of a particular group of Adélie penguins found in Antarctica. Well, found
part of the year in Antarctica.
More on this fascinating phenomenon below the penguin footprint.
Are you thinking this seems a little odd? The BBC has a further video that is sure to answer your questions!
I learned about
this unusual outgrowth of the BBC's
Miracles of Evolution series from the delightful
Museum of Hoaxes. If you'd like to spend, well, perhaps more time on the internet than you should, I urge you to check out their fabulous
Top 100 April Fool's Day Hoaxes list, from which this entry is drawn. If you get through that, the year-by-year
April Fool Archive is also of interest.
I hope everyone has had a lovely spring day, free of pranks! ;)
Tuesday morning update: "Great minds" h/t to Joy of Fishes for picking up this important news in today's Morning Open Thread. What are the odds? If I'd had time to write another diary during the business day today, I would have. Instead, I am hoping that not everyone here is up that early. ;)
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