The 0.6% being born in Africa:
DYK there used to be an arctic penguin
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_auk
Then when they got to the antarctic, they said hey they’re here too! That’s how the penguin got its name. But they weren’t related.
how many decimal places are needed to include penguins in zoos?
I wonder what would happen if we transplanted some penguins from Antarctica to the arctic. Would they survive?
Maybe some of the more endangered ones could live and thrive up there, and then become a second food source for the polar bears so they don’t starve now that there isn’t as much ice to hunt seals on.
It’s not like there much of an ecosystem up there that an invasive species can fuck up like the toads down in Australia.
Surely this isn’t taking into consideration insect populations, right? I’m pretty damn sure I’ll be reincarnated as an ant.
Edit: ah, I see I misinterpreted the graph. Never mind and carry on.
i asked the internet and antarctica doesn’t have ants, it has midges. i’m not sure whether that’s better or worse. right now… better.
I like these odds. Being a penguin sounds like generalized anxiety with an extra layer of flubber.
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