Of Penguins and Pandas
You may remember a few weeks ago I pointed out the Panda Cam to see the baby Panda born at the National Zoo in Washington DC. This week, another rare giant panda cub was born in captivity in the United States, this time in San Diego. They have a Panda Cam too! The new cub in San Diego is still small and hard to see, but the cub in DC, now a month old, is much larger and easier to see (especially since it now has its black and white markings).
Speaking of cute animals, Tony and I went to see March of the Penguins on Saturday night. It was a great movie and well worth the $6.75 a piece to get in. This is a big-screen documentary (yes, it is playing at Movies 12 in Ames) about emperor penguins in Antarctica. They have an amazing mating and child-rearing cycle that involves several 70+ mile walks for both the mothers and the fathers. The emperor penguins have only one mate for the season, and they truly work together through the harrowing task of keeping an egg warm and raising a baby penguin the the extremely harsh, cold conditions. And, of course, the baby penguins are really cute! This is a great movie that I would highly recommend seeing!