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Travel Bug Dog Tag Kelly's Racer (Penguin/Pinguin)

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Owner:
Lukema Send Message to Owner Message this owner
Released:
Monday, April 16, 2012
Origin:
Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium
Recently Spotted:
In the hands of Beerfrog8.

This is not collectible.

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This is Piece number 3 of 3 racing TravelBugs.  Help your discovered racer (Kelly) beat the other 2 pieces to the following milestones;

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About This Item

Kellys TB

TravelBug Number 3.  This is Kelly's, and is racing against Luke (TB48XV7) and Robyn (TB48XVQ)

Penguins (order Sphenisciformes, family Spheniscidae) are a group of aquatic, flightless birds living almost exclusively in the southern hemisphere, especially in Antarctica. Highly adapted for life in the water, penguins have countershaded dark and white plumage, and their wings have become flippers. Most penguins feed on krill, fish, squid, and other forms of sealife caught while swimming underwater. They spend about half of their lives on land and half in the oceans.

Although all penguin species are native to the southern hemisphere, they are not found only in cold climates, such as Antarctica. In fact, only a few species of penguin live so far south. Several species are found in the temperate zone, and one species, the Galápagos Penguin, lives near the equator.

The largest living species is the Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri): on average adults are about 1.1 m (3 ft 7 in) tall and weigh 35 kg (75 lb) or more. The smallest penguin species is the Little Blue Penguin (Eudyptula minor), also known as the Fairy Penguin, which stands around 40 cm tall (16 in) and weighs 1 kg (2.2 lb). Among extant penguins, larger penguins inhabit colder regions, while smaller penguins are generally found in temperate or even tropical climates (see also Bergmann's Rule). Some prehistoric species attained enormous sizes, becoming as tall or as heavy as an adult human. These were not restricted to Antarctic regions; on the contrary, subantarctic regions harboured high diversity, and at least one giant penguin occurred in a region not quite 2,000 km south of the equator 35 mya, in a climate decidedly warmer than today.

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Tracking History (22468.7mi) View Map

Retrieve It from a Cache 1/29/2016 Indy! retrieved it from Precinct 4 GeoChallenge #38 - 100-Acre Preserve Texas   Visit Log

Well I am disappointed to see what this trackable is supposed to be. I will see what I can do to remedy the problem. Pics to document of course.

  • This racer is busier than he seems. Sitting with the pitcher plants that Indy just organized.
  • Checking all the bugs that the sundews ate. We run a carnivorous plants business, so we keep pretty busy.  Penguin is hanging out until we can get out and find a cache that will fit her new size.  We have plans for caching on Leap Day...
  • Tropical pitcher plants Had to check out the plants in the greenhouse too.
  • Flytraps too!
Dropped Off 12/19/2015 YamaGypsy placed it in Precinct 4 GeoChallenge #38 - 100-Acre Preserve Texas - .66 miles  Visit Log
Visited 12/19/2015 YamaGypsy took it to Precinct 4 GeoChallenge #50 - Faulkey Gully H&B Texas - 1.56 miles  Visit Log
Visited 12/19/2015 YamaGypsy took it to Luke's Letterbox Texas - .3 miles  Visit Log
Visited 12/19/2015 YamaGypsy took it to Precinct 4 GeoChallenge #35 - Kickerillo Mischer Texas - .23 miles  Visit Log
Visited 12/19/2015 YamaGypsy took it to Blackout! Calendar Grid Challenge Texas - 4.05 miles  Visit Log
Visited 12/19/2015 YamaGypsy took it to Precinct 4 Geochallenge #48 - Collins Park Texas - 15.72 miles  Visit Log
Visited 12/19/2015 YamaGypsy took it to Precinct 4 GeoChallenge #49 - Gourley Nature Trail Texas - .56 miles  Visit Log
Visited 12/19/2015 YamaGypsy took it to Precinct 4 GeoChallenge #43 - Meyer Park Texas - 15.6 miles  Visit Log
Visited 12/18/2015 YamaGypsy took it to Bring a Putter Texas - 10.59 miles  Visit Log
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