[plug] new PLUG machine

Steve Grasso steveg at calm.wa.gov.au
Wed Dec 15 11:42:01 WST 1999


> > > > What about naming it after one of the penguins from penguin 
> island?  One
> > > > called Starfish (Star for short )bit me.
> > > >
> > > > Star has then got both a penguin and sun related name :)
> > >
> > >I think this sounds good as it makes a perth link too. Can we get the
> > >names of other penguin's on penguin island? What is the life expectancy
> > >of these penguins, we dont want them dying before their namesakes
> >
> > There are no other penguin species on the island that I know of, but what
> > about names derived from other features of "Penguin Island"? Thoughts may
> > be stimulated by viewing:
>
>No, I was thinking not of penguin species names but the names given to
>the penguins on penguin island by the wildlife carers.

OK. According to the penguin handler at Penguin Island, there are currently 
8 penguins in the enclosure:

Piggy (the king if the flock, 6 years old)
Shelly
Lou (short for Leeuin)
Star (short for Starfish)
Peri (short for Periwinkle)
Sedge
Pingu (the youngest - 12mths old)
and Kelp

Cheers,
Steve



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