Saturday, April 26, 2008

Chilly


Scientists in California have made a wetsuit for a penguin who was being bullied because he was going bald.


I'm not going to say anything.
Photo from somewhere or other, possibly yahoo news.

13 comments:

Susan said...

This concerns me that now someone as fine as "Chilly" is having to deal with peer pressure. I bet that wetsuit is quite expensive. But since "chilly" is now setting a trend~it will be a hot selling item for other penguins in his habitat. I wonder if he will get rejected for looking even more different.

Suburbia said...

And there's no way they'll bully him for wareing a wet suit?!!!!

Suburbia said...

Oh Unless it is actually April 1st again!

Liz Hinds said...

I wondered that too, suburbia, but it's not.

Apparently the poor thing's pink bottom was exposed and it was too cold to go in the sea. The other penguins are giving him respect now, and he is starting to strut again.

So it has a happy ending, but as you say, susan, the others will be plucking out their feathers so they'll get a smart new wetsuit too.

Liz Hinds said...

And I don't know why half the photo has disappeared.

jams o donnell said...

Now they will bully him for not having the right brand of wetsuit...

CherryPie said...

Oh! poor thing... wonder what made them give him a black wet suit tho?

Jules said...

Now why haven't I heard about this? And I LIVE in California for Pete's sake. Obviously I need to get out more.

I wonder where he is? I think I may have to visit him and say encouraging words and grunt encouraging sounds.

mdmhvonpa said...

It would have been nicer if there was a tuxedo option ...

Colin Campbell said...

Very cute. I wonder if they will have to cut it off if he gets bigger. Based on my experience of scuba diving, those things are hard to get off.

Dragonstar said...

All I can say is "Aaaaaahhhhhh"

James Higham said...

D'you think they could rustle one up for me?

Lilli & Nevada said...

Oh my that is a cute outfit but i am wondering if he feels out of place. Poor thing