{"id":7698,"date":"2024-12-20T00:53:41","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T00:53:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/?p=7698"},"modified":"2024-12-23T15:28:19","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T15:28:19","slug":"gentoo-penguin-takes-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/?p=7698","title":{"rendered":"A GENTOO PENGUIN TAKES FLIGHT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/PENGUIN-FLIGHT-.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/PENGUIN-FLIGHT--1024x726.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/PENGUIN-FLIGHT--1024x726.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/PENGUIN-FLIGHT--300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/PENGUIN-FLIGHT--768x545.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/PENGUIN-FLIGHT--1536x1089.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/PENGUIN-FLIGHT-.jpg 1799w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">A GENTOO PENGUIN CAUGHT AT THE MOMENT OF TAKEOFF<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><em>(Houston, we have lift off!)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Penguins compress air trapped  inside the feathers of their flippers and body to become quite literally &#8220;jet propelled&#8221; when popping out of the water and leaving  a trail of rocket bubbles in the water behind. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>(Click (and sometimes reclick)) to expand any point in these images to enlarge)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/PENGUIN-FLIGHT-2-5795-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"514\" src=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/PENGUIN-FLIGHT-2-5795-1024x514.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7704\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/PENGUIN-FLIGHT-2-5795-1024x514.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/PENGUIN-FLIGHT-2-5795-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/PENGUIN-FLIGHT-2-5795-768x386.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/PENGUIN-FLIGHT-2-5795-1536x772.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/PENGUIN-FLIGHT-2-5795-2048x1029.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">FOLLOW THE LEADER<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/PENGUIN-FLIGHT-3--scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"887\" src=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/PENGUIN-FLIGHT-3--1024x887.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/PENGUIN-FLIGHT-3--1024x887.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/PENGUIN-FLIGHT-3--300x260.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/PENGUIN-FLIGHT-3--768x665.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/PENGUIN-FLIGHT-3--1536x1330.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/PENGUIN-FLIGHT-3--2048x1773.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">POLAR FACE PLANT PLUNGE TO END THE MANOEUVRE<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A GENTOO PENGUIN CAUGHT AT THE MOMENT OF TAKEOFF (Houston, we have lift off!) 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