Bioluminescence is actually very common in the deep sea. Most fish can’t see red light, so some predators specifically emit red light to invisibly find prey, and some Bigger predators have evolved to reflect red light on small parts of their body to lure in prey. What a nasty place to live.
Good thing for the penguin there are no land predators there. He wouldn’t last week. Might make an easy target in the ocean.
We lived a rural area for many years and brown thrashers were plentiful in summer and fall. Moved to heavily forested suburbs but have seen only one thrasher in the last few years. Also miss other species such as osprey, indigo bunting [rare sightings at night], and others. But we have lots of small birds and two hawks who frequently graze for slugs and worms in newly cut grass. So we found a different mix, all fun to watch.
monkeysky over 3 years ago
Bioluminescence is actually very common in the deep sea. Most fish can’t see red light, so some predators specifically emit red light to invisibly find prey, and some Bigger predators have evolved to reflect red light on small parts of their body to lure in prey. What a nasty place to live.
19JRL44 over 3 years ago
Yves Adams also found the best way to dye feathers!
gbars70 over 3 years ago
The cowardly penguin?
moosemin over 3 years ago
www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/king-penguin-captivates-world-its-rare-dandelion-colored-plumage-180977070/
PatsyL.Paul over 3 years ago
Don’t eat the yellow penguin.
tremaine53 over 3 years ago
Alas, it turns out that the yellow penguin had been the victim of some serious bullying…
derdave969 over 3 years ago
Considering the brown thrasher is related to the mockingbird this item is not exactly earth shattering.
Huckleberry Hiroshima over 3 years ago
Why ya yella bellied so and so…
Take care, may Tombstone Arizona grave digger Geoff “Spell it Jeff” Dictord be with you, and gesundheit.
sandpiper over 3 years ago
Good thing for the penguin there are no land predators there. He wouldn’t last week. Might make an easy target in the ocean.
We lived a rural area for many years and brown thrashers were plentiful in summer and fall. Moved to heavily forested suburbs but have seen only one thrasher in the last few years. Also miss other species such as osprey, indigo bunting [rare sightings at night], and others. But we have lots of small birds and two hawks who frequently graze for slugs and worms in newly cut grass. So we found a different mix, all fun to watch.
cactusbob333 over 3 years ago
Belgian photographer snaps first photos of a nude penguin.
Mr. JRB over 3 years ago
Ignoring you, and your stupid jokes every day. Just STOP, ok?
dv1093 over 3 years ago
While he was sleeping, all the penguins painted their “King” yellow. No mirrors.
sbwertz over 3 years ago
We have brown thrashers here. They have beautiful songs.
J Short over 3 years ago
Ornithologist: Well that makes 7867 distinct sounds so far. Although, number 5789 sounded very similar to 6972, as I seem to recall.
ncorgbl over 3 years ago
If only discovered recently, they must be a low voltage glow shark.
3,001 if you count the one made when the cat get’s `em.
The King Midas penguin shares royal lineage with the white buffalo.
moeric9 over 3 years ago
Maybe the tux was at the cleaners.
Templo S.U.D. over 3 years ago
did the penguin eat too much something yellow or something?
WCraft Premium Member over 3 years ago
Yeah -about that yellow penguin. There is reason he isn’t around anymore. We don’t much care for non-conformists in our community… :-O
Craig Westlake over 3 years ago
This is common for sharks since Fukushima…
Craig Westlake over 3 years ago
We now know that penguins can catch jaundice…
spaced man spliff over 3 years ago
We all live in a yellow penguin…..
Rob Smith Premium Member over 3 years ago
Seeing the yellow colored penguin was the highlight of his trip.
pbr50138 over 3 years ago
Who’s job was it, to count the number of sounds the brown thrasher made?