Happy World Penguin Day!
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Hey Moksha!
Hey Moksha!
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Re: Hey Moksha!
Q. What strategy do penguins use to avoid being attacked and devoured by a killer whale?
A. They "play a waiting game akin to killer-whale roulette," says Mark Buchanan in The Social Atom. By a form of social cooperation or learning, groups of penguins keep a careful watch on each other, taking note when another penguin ventures into the infested water to see how it fares. At first, only the hungriest penguin ventures in, until the coast is proven clear or to be avoided at all costs.
Yet at times no penguin gets that desperate, and so all hang back, waiting. In such cases, it has been known for some penguins to toss a sacrificial one into the drink "with a not-so-gentle nudge." The general social category here is "imitation"– or doing what others in the group have done safely or not doing what hasn't worked. This of course is a far-reaching favorite of humans as well.
A. They "play a waiting game akin to killer-whale roulette," says Mark Buchanan in The Social Atom. By a form of social cooperation or learning, groups of penguins keep a careful watch on each other, taking note when another penguin ventures into the infested water to see how it fares. At first, only the hungriest penguin ventures in, until the coast is proven clear or to be avoided at all costs.
Yet at times no penguin gets that desperate, and so all hang back, waiting. In such cases, it has been known for some penguins to toss a sacrificial one into the drink "with a not-so-gentle nudge." The general social category here is "imitation"– or doing what others in the group have done safely or not doing what hasn't worked. This of course is a far-reaching favorite of humans as well.
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I can tell if a person is judgmental just by looking at them
what is chaos to the fly is normal to the spider - morticia addams
If you're not upsetting idiots, you might be an idiot. - Ted Nugent
Re: Hey Moksha!
ZHANGZAO PROVINCE - A terrifyingly huge insect has been spotted in the Zhangzao Province in China. Not much is known about the insect other than it sporatically emits a high frequency sonic signal.
Res Ipsa, thanks for the mention of Penguin Day.
Cry Heaven and let loose the Penguins of Peace