[ubuntu-uk] Adopt a Penguin

[Paul Tansom]

** Alan Pope <alan at popey.com> [2007-07-11 19:28]:
> On Wed, 2007-07-11 at 18:05 +0100, Matthew Larsen wrote:
> > > I contacted my local zoo (http://www.marwell.org.uk/) last summer
> > > regarding adopting a penguin.  Sadly they do not allow naming and it
> > > seemed that the begin was not 'yours' for life; only 'rented' :(
> > 
> > Marwell is your local zoo? No way used to be mine too (when I was in
> > the marvellous world of Southampton). Maybe renting would be better
> > anyway in case we get fedup of the penguin or it has babies or
> > something. Any idea what its existing name is?
> 
> They have a few.
> 
> http://gallery.popey.com/gallery/MarwellAugust2005/dsc01624
> 
> Including Gentoo ones! Something must be done!
> 
> http://gallery.popey.com/gallery/MarwellAugust2005/dsc01621
** end quote [Alan Pope]

OK, pickig a point in this thread to pitch in it isn't easy, so I'll go
for hear since this is the current message as I decided to post :)

How about avoiding the whole pros/cons of zoos issue and adopting a wild
penguin? Somthing like this:

http://www.seabirds.org/

To me that is far more in keeping with the Ubuntu ideals than a captive
penguin, whatever anyone personal feelings may be about zoos.

If you want to go down and meet your own penguin then you can do... a
'short' trip to teh Falkland Islands and then look for the burrow with
your chosen penguins name.

I'm sure both Ubuntu and the International Penguin Conservation Work
Group could get some nice shared publicity from this - particularly if
Mark were to make a visit ;)

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