So guess what? We finally got new suitemates! Luckily, we were able to have our friends from across the hall move in :) 413 now consists of me, Caitlin, Emily, and Marchellaaaaaa.
Oh yeah, last weekend was my second weekend in a row visiting the aquarium. That kinda makes me feel like I have no life, but it was awesome because we got to play with penguins for half an hour! Only one penguin (Pebbles) was brought out to us to play with on the floor and in a kiddie pool, but there were 6 others that we could go right up to and touch also. So are you ready for some cool penguin facts?
- gender can only be determined by a blood test
- the smallest penguins in the world are called (little) blue or fairy penguins
- the penguins at the FL aquarium (Black Footed South Africans) are the 2nd smallest variety
- they like to nibble toes and shiny things
- if you scratch their neck, they'll preen you (or fluff your "feathers")
- they typically keep the same mate for their entire lives
- they make a funny noise something similar to a donkey (this I was told, but we weren't fortunate enough to hear it)
- you'll hear them making sneeze-like sounds, which is actually the way they release salt from the food they eat
Today's words of advice: "Always do right--this will gratify some and astonish the rest." - Mark Twain
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