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Hi there,
Forwarding a letter of
questions which some of us must have been thinking about when tracking the 3 P's
swimming back home. Les Underhill's reply to follow.
Cheers
Carol
Johannesburg
-----Original Message-----
From:
HAROLD RESNIK. <>
To:
SABIRDNET <>
Date: 22
July 2000 10:58
Subject: thinking of penguins
Hi to everybody
Penguins have been on our minds lately, and to all
those who have played and others who are still playing their parts in this
dramatic rescue operation - to all of you, there are not enough ways to say
"THANKS"
These thoughts have posed questions in my mind
:-
Why were the penguins specifically released in Port
Elizabeth
What is the longest recorded distance covered by a
member of this family of penguins
How did the penguins know which way to go and where
to go
What made them swim west and not east
Is the homing instinct common in these
birds
Do they "sleep" when swimming
continuously
When nearing the predator danger areas, what made
them swim out way from the coast, was this "instinct"
How were the satellite transmitters fixed to their
bodies
If one of them (with a transmitter) were eaten,
could the signal, in the predator, be followed by the satellite
What is the life of such a transmitter
And finally, what is the possibility of finding the
3 penguins with the transmitters
Thanks
Harold Resnik
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