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400 Dead penguins wash ashore in Brazil

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Posted: Jul 18 2008, 05:54 PM

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http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_24877.aspx

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Hundreds of baby penguins swept from the icy shores of Antarctica and Patagonia are washing up dead on Rio de Janeiro's tropical beaches, rescuers and penguin experts said Friday.

More than 400 penguins, most of them young, have been found dead on the beaches of Rio de Janeiro state over the past two months, according to Eduardo Pimenta, superintendent for the state coastal protection and environment agency in the resort city of Cabo Frio.

While it's common here to find some penguins -- both dead and alive -- swept by strong ocean currents from the Strait of Magellan, Pimenta said there have been more this year than at any time in recent memory.

Rescuers and those who treat penguins are divided over the possible causes.

Thiago Muniz, a veterinarian at the Niteroi Zoo, said he believed overfishing has forced the penguins to swim further from shore to find fish to eat.

That leaves them vulnerable to getting caught up in the strong ocean currents.

Niteroi, the state's biggest zoo, already has already received about 100 penguins for treatment this year and many are drenched in petroleum, Muniz said. The Campos oil field that supplies most of Brazil's oil lies offshore.

Muniz said he hadn't seen penguins suffering from the effects of other pollutants, but he pointed out that already dead penguins aren't brought in for treatment.

Pimenta suggested pollution is to blame.

"Aside from the oil in the Campos basin, the pollution is lowering the animals' immunity, leaving them vulnerable to funguses and bacteria that attack their lungs," Pimenta said, quoting biologists who work with him.

Biologist Erli Costa of Rio de Janeiro's Federal University suggested weather patterns could be involved.

"I don't think the levels of pollution are high enough to affect the birds so quickly," he said. "I think instead we're seeing more young and sick penguins because of global warming, which affects ocean currents and creates more cyclones, making the seas rougher."

Costa said the vast majority of penguins turning up are baby birds that have just left the nest and are unable to out-swim the strong ocean currents they encounter while searching for food.

Every year, Brazil airlifts dozens of penguins back to Antarctica or Patagonia.

poor Penguins

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Kamikaze Dynamite	Posted: Jul 18 2008, 06:00 PM
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How sad.

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QUOTE (blackcat12 @ Jul 18 2008, 04:00 PM)

Excuse me while I bash my own species for a moment.

STUPID HUMANITY!!!

Okay, I'm done.

assuming of course it is humanity that caused this, and not the dolphins again.

Remember when the dolphins started violently raping and killing things for no apparent reason?

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Posted: Jul 18 2008, 07:13 PM

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Was I the only one who laughed?

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QUOTE (Empty @ Jul 18 2008, 07:13 PM)

Was I the only one who laughed?

"HOLY CRAP! PENGUINS!"

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Well, time to get out the deep-fryer.

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Fierce Deity Saberie	Posted: Jul 18 2008, 08:14 PM
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QUOTE (Saberie @ Jul 18 2008, 08:14 PM)

But seriously though, it's sad to see that large amount of life taken away from the earth.

This is a common thing.

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QUOTE (Sword @ Jul 18 2008, 08:17 PM)

This is a common thing.

Doesn't make it any less sad.

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