Penguins Prepare Nests for Mating Season

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	Penguins Prepare Nests for Mating Season

dorine

4-12-2007 6:46 AM

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dorine says:

Keepers roll out rocks. Cue to penguins.

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CHICAGO (AP) - They're the rock stars of the bird world these days, the Rolling Stones of the feathered set. But the penguins at the Shedd Aquarium are showing it's not all film premieres - think "Happy Feet" and "March of the Penguins" - and sushi. It's rocks. Real rocks a bird can build a nest out of.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://apnews1.iwon.com/article/20070412/D8OEVUKO1.html"><P>
On Wednesday, the keepers at the Shedd started rolling out the rocks for the Gentoo and Rockhopper penguins who call the aquarium home. For these types of penguin, nothing says romance like a pile of rocks.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://apnews1.iwon.com/article/20070412/D8OEVUKO1.html"><P>
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The staff will put out rocks for about a week, according to Shedd spokeswoman Melissa Kruth, pointing out that both males and females participate in the nest building.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://apnews1.iwon.com/article/20070412/D8OEVUKO1.html"><P>
After that, the mating begins in earnest and eggs start to appear about 23 days or so later.
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