Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for October 21, 2023

…But so many penguins can’t afford the DNA tests, so they come out as … Am I Gay??

Just put the penguins in a pen together; they’ll sort it out for themselves.

As long as the African penguins can tell each other apart.

Penguins don’t need help, thank you! They seem to know already

At least the spot pattern on the African penguin’s chest and belly is unique to each bird.

Parrots and corvids are believed to be the most intelligent of birds. The birds using the anti-bird spikes in nests are corvids in Europe. In Australia, cockatoos are pulling the spikes off of buildings.

What about Asians?.. they all look almost identical to me… Which is awful! Half of my family is Asian!! :D

Give the penguins some Viagra, you’ll know in a few minutes.

Sometimes we have difficulty telling human males from females too.

DNA tests will reveal where the penguins ancestors came from

I like the way you think!

First of all, the poor grammar in the first factoid suggests that hummingbirds and spiders work together to build the bird’s nest; second, nature will always outsmart human endeavor to control it (i.e. the birds using spikes to their own needs); then, can anyone tell me who is employed to go among the penguins to administer the cheek swabs for DNA testing? Also, as has been suggested in earlier comments, why does one need to tell the female and male penguins apart, and for what purpose?

Who can blame those birds for their theft of the spikes? Sigh!

Send the Penguins to DC!

the only dumb animals are humans

Can’t tell us apart? Bring a television or box of donuts and watch to see which of us are mesmerized…

The only way you could the black horse from the white horse is that the white horse was 1/2 a hand taller.

Once heard that human hair will keep squirrels from digging where it’s place – it works until it rains a few times – also heard that if a bird used your hair to make a nest, you’ll get migraines. – No headaches, but my trees are full of little afros.

Desert rats at Joshua Tree National Park use piles of cholla cactus leaves to defend their nests.