Penguin Faux Pas

while searching for one news story, i stumbled across another, old one. regardless, i think you'll find both amusing (especially if you're james :P )

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Chlamydia outbreak kills a dozen penguins
Seagull most likely transmitted bacteria to the birds

highlights:

"One quick exposure and you're off and running," Jenkins said, adding that at its height, nearly 80 percent of the zoo's penguin colony was infected.

"Precautions were taken to ensure no other animals or human visitors were infected."

"uhh honey? we have to talk... i have chlamydia."
"you cheating bastard!"
"no no, it's not like that... see, i got it from this penguin...."

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4 penguins perish in freak Texas truck accident
Octopus unhurt, exotic fish not as lucky en route to temporary home

okay, first of all, penguin deaths are not a laughing matter. however, i'm just amused/happy to hear that the octopus is.

"Four penguins and some exotic fish were killed in the accident, including three penguins that were hit by passing motorists, said Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Richard Buchanan. “The rest of the penguins kind of stayed together in the ditch.”

He said he was glad the accident was not worse.

“There was another truck full of snakes and alligators that was an hour ahead of them, so luckily we didn’t have to deal with the alligators,” Buchanan said.

man, i would've LOVED to be the reporter covering that news story.

and you must, MUST click that link. they have video! (okay, they actually lie; by video, they mean a bunch of pictures streamed together to make a video, but hilarious nonetheless.). if you're on firefox, you gotta switch over to the evil IE to view the vid.

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