Brazil's air force and navy will transport more than 100 penguins to Antarctica next month after the flightless birds were stranded on Rio de Janeiro beaches.
Penguins arrive from the Antarctic Circle on ice floes that melt in the vicinity of Brazil's shore and the birds wash up on Rio beaches every winter. Typically many of the birds are sent to local zoos.
A plane carrying equipment for an Antarctic naval base will take the penguins to Brazil's southernmost region next month, an air force spokesman said on Monday. They will continue their journey on a naval ship, which will release them into the ocean in their Antarctic habitat.
I guess everyone loves a summer vacation...
Fire_Star_88 posted on Aug 15, 2006
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secretlife said on Aug 15, 2006....
That is too cute! -
Vavna said on Aug 15, 2006....
That is so coooool. I can never imagine the US military doing that. They'd rather go and occupy some territory. Bush should learn from this 'developing' nation. Of course lets not forget Brazil has a progressive government in place. Plus gave the middle finger to the US pharmaceuticals and the Brazillians went ahead to produce AIDS drugs as a generic drug that would cost less to purchase. -
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