Ever start a research study and observe such perverse sexual behavior that you had to write the naughty bits in Greek in order not to offend the tender sensibilities of the reader?
Yeah, me neither. But George Levick in his observation of Adelie penguins was so shocked by their behavior that he published the naughty parts in a separate pamphlet with a limited number of copies. One of these copies have been discovered and the research has be published in the journal "Polar Record". One popular account of the research is here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18370797 Another is here: http://www.nhm.ac.uk/about-us/news/2012/june/penguin-sex-habits-study-rediscovered-at-museum110510.html For London Tipsters, here's a quote: |One hundred copies of Levick's 4-page pamphlet were printed |but only 2 are known to still exist. | |Levick's original unbound pamphlet is looked after at the Museum |at Tring in the ornithological (bird) collections. His notes, which are |part of a private collection, as well as Adélie penguin specimens |he collected from Cape Adare, are on display in the Scott’s Last |Expedition exhibition at the Museum in London. I can't wait for Disney or someone to make a film about this but I bet that the happy Penguins won't be tap-dancing. ;-) -Mike Palij New York University [email protected] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=18343 or send a blank email to leave-18343-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
