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Depraved behavior is NOT limited to the human species. Is this Happy Feet, unedited? Remind me not to pass out face down in a penguin colony.
According to George Levick, a surgeon and the medical officer on Captain Scott’s famous 1910-1913 expedition to the South Pole, called the Terra Nova expedition, his account of the penguins’ seemingly odd behaviors are detailed in a four-page pamphlet “Sexual Habits of Adélie Penguins” in 1915.
Hidden for nearly 100 years for being too “graphic,” a report of “hooligan” behaviors, including sexual coercion, by Adelie penguins observed during Captain Scott’s 1910 polar expedition has been uncovered and interpreted.
The naughty notes were rediscovered recently at the Natural History Museum in Tring, in England, and published in the recent issue of the journal Polar Record.
“As it was boldly headed ‘Not for Publication’ it immediately caught my eye,” Douglas Russell, who discovered the pamphlet, told LiveScience. “As the curator of birds eggs and nests at the Natural History Museum and having had a long-standing interest in polar research, I knew of George Murray Levick and that this was, as the header suggested, fascinating but totally unpublished work.”
“Some of the things he noticed profoundly shocked him,” Russell said. For instance, Levick noted the penguins’ autoerotic tendencies, and the seemingly aberrant behavior of young unpaired males and females, including necrophilia, sexual coercion, sexual and physical abuse of chicks, non-procreative sex and homosexual behaviors.
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An Intel 3rd generation i7 processor, graphics processing, a Blu-ray drive, crazy storage capacity and JBL speakers with a subwoofer, the Series 5 550P delivers an exceptional multimedia experience even while on-the-go. 15″ and 17″ screen sizes are offered for these sleek, thin powerhouses that have been released to the masses, but only in the U.K. so far. But that doesn’t stop techno-philes from drooling over the Series S 550p Samsung laptops.
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SAMSUNG DELIVERS MAXIMUM MULTIMEDIA PERFORMANCE WITH NEW NOTEBOOK
8th May 2012 London, UK – Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, a global leader in digital media and digital convergence technologies, today announced the launch of its new Notebook Series 5 550P with 3rd Generation Intel® CoreTM i7 Processor, designed to give users an immersive multimedia experience.
The Series 5 550P – available in 15″ and 17″ sizes – is designed to meet consumers’ increasing demands for high-quality multimedia content with a range of powerful features. With Intel’s latest 3rd generation CoreTM i7 Processor, dedicated graphics processing, a Blu-ray drive, generous storage capacity and JBL optimised speakers complete with subwoofer, the Series 5 550P delivers an exceptional multimedia experience even while on-the-go.
“With its fully integrated multimedia features and lightweight slim design the Samsung Series 5 550P notebook offers an unsurpassed ‘look, listen and feel’ experience that no other notebook will match,” said Damian Cusick, General Manager, Computing, Samsung UK and Ireland.
Multimedia content powerfully delivered
Powered by Intel’s 3rd generation CoreTM i7 Quad Core processor, the Series 5 550P features a 25% improvement on performance when compared to 2nd generation CPUs. The notebook also consumes 20% less power, ensuring twice as fast 3D gaming and media experiences. This is complemented with an NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 650M 2GB graphics card, a Blu-ray drive and expandable storage up to 2TB, providing easy access to multi-format content as well as seamless creation, playback, editing and storage of multimedia content.
Best AV quality in its class
The Series 5 550P features Samsung’s superior LCD technology for a next-generation viewing experience. An incredibly rich, vivid and crisp visual experience is further enhanced with integrated JBL optimised speakers and a Max Bass Boost subwoofer, for ultimate sound quality when watching movies or listening to music.
Boosted usability for ease-of-use
Ideal for creating and enjoying content on the go, the Series 5 550P features a full-size keyboard with isolated numeric and direction keys and an improved touchpad with separated left and right clicks. These functional advantages ensure no further attachments-such as an additional keyboard or mouse-are required.
The notebook also boasts a compact design. The 15″ model weighs just 2.5 kg with a height of 29.9 ~ 30.4 mm. The 17″ model weighs 3.05 kg with a height of 29.2 ~ 32.2 mm.
The Samsung Series 5 550P will be available in the UK from May from a range of retailers including PC World and Currys.
n.b. All are based on factory specifications. Product design specifications and colors are subject to change without notice and may vary from those shown. Errors and omissions excepted. Battery life based on MobileMark test scores that will vary based on configuration. Warranty service availability and response times may vary from country to country and may also be subject to registration requirements in the country of purchase. OS reveals lower HDD capacity than the specification as the difference of the calculation way and recovery partition.
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