It's official. Penguins don't fall over backwards when aircraft fly overhead. British pilots came back from the 1982 Falklands War with stories of penguins toppling over. Concerned that increasing air traffic might endanger wildlife, a team led by Richard Stone of the British Antarctic Survey spent five weeks in 2001 watching a thousand King Penguins on South Georgia. After numerous overflights by two Royal Navy helicopters, "Not one penguin fell over," Stone told Reuters. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Well.... that's all very well. But in my opinion there's a big but. Helicopters create a mostly vertical downdraft, which probably wouldn't knock a penguin over. But fighter aircraft, transporter heavy-lifter planes would be much more likely candidates. As any fule no ! That's sorted then.... and here's a "relevant" song to go with it ...
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