Emperor Penguins Counted From Space 102
HairyNevus writes "An international team of scientists used satellite technology to conduct a census of emperor penguin populations from outer space. Honing in on their colonies by looking for the brown patches of penguin guano that stand out in the snowy antarctic, high resolution images were taken and used to count the total number of emperor penguin species on the continent. The result was a census of 595,000 penguins, almost double the previous estimates of 270,000-350,000 emperors. This includes seven new colonies which had not been previously identified. Although this is uplifting data, computer modeling still shows that loss of ice flows in the northern reaches could result in problems for the penguins."
But the real question remains unanswered... (Score:2, Funny)
Are they super-intelligent Hive-Mind Killer Penguins planning to take over the world?
They are headed North...straight towards humanity.
In other news... (Score:1, Funny)
The most expensive alternative to counting sheep has been developed.
I couldn't help it (Score:5, Funny)
emperor penguins from outer space (Score:3, Funny)
And I, for one, welcome our new penguin alien overlords.
Count Them From Orbit (Score:5, Funny)
It's the only way to be sure.
How do they know? (Score:5, Funny)
How do you tell which ones are from outer space?
I used to work with that U of MN group (Score:4, Funny)
They know their shit. Solid scientists.