Mr Popper's Penguins

With today being the release of Mr Popper's Penguins to Blu-ray and DVD, Penguin Science (www.penguinscience.com) has partnered with 20th Century Fox, joining forces with its Penguin Postcard Initiatives and naming real life penguins in Antarctica after those in the film! 

Follow along as the Adélie Penguins at Cape Royds raise their chicks. All the nests that will be tracked for the rest of the season have been chosen. Seven of the pairs are banded and there are 3 banded males and 4 banded females.

Nest #1 Male band #1050. He is 10 years old and raised his first successful nest when he was 5. Since then he has raised 2 nests of chicks at Cape Royds. When we arrived at the colony he had built his nest and was waiting for a female to show up. She arrived on Nov 12. Their nest is on the flats in a group of about 15 other pairs and close to a large rock. This pair along with #3 and #6 have been chosen to be named after the loveable Gentoo characters in the movie Mr. Popper's Penguins. The male will be Stinky and the female will be Loudy. 

Nest #3 Our pair has a 15 year old female with the band #1902. She has raised four families at Cape Royds in the last 10 years and since she is our oldest female we have named her Captain after the character in the Mr. Popper's Penguins movie. Her mate will be Lovey. Their nest is close to Nest #1 in the Corral group on the flats.

Nest #6 Male band #0919. This is a very old bird, we estimate about 16 years. He has raised chicks many times, but not every year. This is not his usual nesting site. Maybe he will be lucky here with his mate, who is on the nest in front of him. They are on a slope at the edge of a very large breeding group. We hope his neighbors will help fend off the Skuas. This is the thrid pair we have named after the characters in Mr Popper's Penguins. The female will be Bitey and the male will be Nimrod.

Now you can win your very own copy of Mr. Popper’s Penguins on DVD by submitting a
postcard to Penguin Science. Once your postcard is received, you will be entered to win one of 25 Popper’s Penguins Prize Pack containing the DVD and a penguin ice cube tray. Individuals and classes may submit.Have your students design and create a self addressed and stamped postcard about penguins. Use the table to calculate the postage. As a class, send them to the address below and I will mail them back from the U.S. research station near the penguin colony. Each card will have the unique and valuable "Antarctica” postmark. This year 25 lucky penguin postcard artists will also receive a Mr. Popper’s Penguins DVD starring Jim Carey.
Entries must be postmarked between Nov 16 and Dec 31, 2011. Cards will be selected at random.
Entries mailed after Dec 31, will not be returned
Send cards to:
Jean Pennycook, B-031
McMurdo Station, Antarctic
PSC 469 Box 700
APO AP 96599-1035