penguin test

I’ve always had a thing for penguins because they look like nuns hence reminding me of my favorite nun  in the world, Sr Catalina. hehehe.. Seriously, I like penguins because they are said to be loyal (to their mates) so I think if they can be as loyal to their masters as they are to their mates, they should be man’s best friends, not dogs. So if I can have a pet, I want a penguin. hehe.. Bangag na ko! It’s in the Fortes for me list to set foot on all the continents of the world including Antarctica and I call the plan to go there as Project Penguin. I like penguins because they hibernate na hindi lang pag-iinarte but because they need to. So here are other things I found out about them through Wiki and some inputs I want to share why I’m liking them more.

Penguins (order Sphenisciformes, family Spheniscidae) are a group of aquatic, flightless birds living almost exclusively in the southern hemisphere, especially in Antarctica. Highly adapted for life in the water, penguins have countershaded dark and white plumage, and their wings have become flippers. Most penguins feed on krill, fish, squid, and other forms of sealife caught while swimming underwater. They spend about half of their life on land and half in the oceans - Swimmer ako. If I can stay swimming whole day keri lang kaso baka magmukha akong balat-raisins.

Penguin may come from the Latin pinguis, “fat”. - yun nga lang i’m not fat pero nagpapataba ako

The word Penguin is thought by some to derive from the Welsh words pen (head) and gwyn (white) - Pag may random white hair ako ayoko tanggalin kasi gusto ko talaga all-white ang hair ko pag matanda na ko.

Another theory states that the word is an alteration of “pen-wing”, with reference to the rudimentary wings of both Great Auks and penguins, but there is no evidence to support this - ano daw? I like writing naman.. hmm.. pens for writing??

Penguins for the most part breed in large colonies - orgy? haha.. yuck! 

Penguins form monogamous pairs -Yown!

Penguins seem to have no special fear of humans, and have approached groups of explorers without hesitation. - di naman ako takot sa tao.

Penguins are popular around the world, primarily for their unusually upright, waddling gait and (compared to other birds) lack of fear of humans. Their striking black-and-white plumage is often likened to a tuxedo suit. - i like men in tuxedo. hehe

Penguins have been the subject of many books and films such as Happy Feet and Surf’s Up -I like surfing. hehe

And here are some fun facts I found out:

• Penguins don’t fly, they swim. - I dont fly, hehe.
• Penguins lay eggs. - Babae ako. I lay eggs. 
• They are warm blooded like humans. - Same here.
• When mothers lose a chick, they steal another mother’s chick. Kahit sinong nanay baka magawa to.
• They are mostly found below the equator. - below the equator ba ang Pinas?
• Penguin chicks have fluffy feathers. - I like fluffy feathers.
• Penguins have short legs and no knees. - Yun lang!
• They have good arrangement of bones in hand. This makes them flexible. - Another yun lang!
• Their knees and upper legs are covered with feathers. - hmmm
• Their feathers are short, overlapping and tightly packed. - hmmm again
• They are often black and white in color. my fave colors
• Some species have yellow feathers. - for their sunny disposition
• When the salt storage completely fills the gland, penguins go to a rock and knock his beak. This allows him to empty the salt content. - health conscious!
• Male penguins take care of their chicks. - Gusto ko ng ganyang lalake
• In cold places, males balance eggs on their feet and cover with belly flap to keep them warm. - in warm places naman?
• They bite fiercely to defend themselves and their nests. - palaban!
• Penguins use sign language to communicate with each other. - Taray!
• They make use of their flippers and head to talk to other penguins. - Bongga!
• They feed on fish, cephalopods and krill. -Mahilig naman ako sa seafoods.
• Penguins swallow their food as a whole. -aray!
• They have a variety of bill shapes. -parang make-up lang.
• Giant petrels and leopard seals are enemies of penguins. -Bad naman sila e,
• They also call, blow and preen. -eto ang chikahan moment nila.

Aliw! Go Penguins!

By the way I have a 5-way Penguin Test I posted before in my Workstation Area. It’s the Rotary Test and I just added: will it give me an LV bag? But this is the revised version:

1. Are you passionate about it?
2. Is it the truth? - Have to keep this?
3. Are the stars and the signs aligned? - parang exloration lang kasi yan! (Magellan tone)
4. Where do you start?
5. Are we there yet?