150,000 penguins killed after giant iceberg renders colony landlocked
Source: The Guardian
Saturday 13 February 2016 06.56 GMT
An estimated 150,000 Adelie penguins living in Antarctica have died after an iceberg the size of Rome became grounded near their colony, forcing them to trek 60km to the sea for food.
The penguins of Cape Denison in Commonwealth Bay used to live close to a large body of open water. However, in 2010 a colossal iceberg measuring 2900sq km became trapped in the bay, rendering the colony effectively landlocked.
Penguins seeking food must now waddle 60km to the coast to fish. Over the years, the arduous journey has had a devastating effect on the size of the colony.
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Penguins have been recorded in the area for more than 100 years. But the outlook for the penguins remaining at Cape Denison is dire.
Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/13/150000-penguins-killed-after-giant-iceberg-renders-colony-landlocked
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Yeah its only penquins right ? 
They gather in great colonies:
One goes into the water; they all go in the water:
They travel great distances by scooting on their bellies:
And they are darned cute:
It seems to be their normal mode of travel over the flats. But yes, they are very energetic little penguins. And the most populous of any other penguin. In other words, there's a shit load of them.
It's too bad that, as Robert Falcon Scott once said,
"We are weak, writing is difficult, but for myself, i do not regret this journey ... We took risks, we knew we took them; things have come out against us, and therefore we have no cause for complaint, but to bow to the will of Providence ... Had we lived I should have had a tale to tell of the hardihood, endurance and courage of my companions which would have stirred the heart of every Englishman. These rough notes and our dead bodies must tell the tale."
Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912)
Try out Ralph Vaughan Williams' Symphonia Antarctica (#7) sometimes. It is about Scott's venture to the South Pole. They all perished within 11 miles of safety, after having discovered that Amundsen had first planted the Norwegian flag at the pole and then made their way nearly all the way back.
Here's a clip from the beginning. It is a chilling work:
Let these things suffice as those penguins' epitaph.
My best.
i guess not....its not like they are in need of military "intervention" 
there probably was something....but as usual, tptb don't care about life of any kind
poor babies....
...so that the penguins would have instant access to the ocean and a food source.
TYY
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