In reply to Harry Veeder's message of Sat, 16 Mar 2013 13:22:03 -0400: Hi, [snip] >Does the explanation make sense to you? >harry > >Emperor penguin body surfaces cool below air temperature > >http://royalsociety.org/news/2013/cool-penguins/ > >Harry
I can't be due to radiative cooling. Wind chill is a better explanation IMO (their feathers get wet when they take a dip). Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html
