Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Penguins have a special power

No, not the ability to endure months of freezing Antarctic conditions, nor their talent for swimming underwater, or the secret technique they use to get airborne. Penguins are prime pooers.
 In 2003, scientists showed that penguins poo with between five and ten times the force a human does, a discovery that won an Ig Nobel award. They do it to avoid soiling their nests.
This way they can shoot their poo out over the side, without bothering to move.
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