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Do Penguins Have Knees? (2019)
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Re: Do Penguins Have Knees? (2019)
#22Also the title of an Imponderables book. In the days before search engines got good, you could actually email the author a question and get an answer back.
I loved that book as a kid!
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#23I remember a comedian talking about taking his cat to the vet and being told the cat had bad knees. "I didn't even know cats _had_ knees, but what do I know? If the vet told me he needs new batteries, I can't argue with him."
I once had a vet that was so good about addressing this issue and making sure I was equipped to be part of any decisionmaking process. She would be happy to discuss an issue layer by layer until I felt sufficiently informed. It helped that she was a natural science communicator.
Eventually we moved and I lost that vet but gained a family doctor who was very much the same. Unfortunately he “isn’t licensed to treat nonhumans.”
Re: Do Penguins Have Knees? (2019)
#24What a lovely question! I enjoyed reading the answer too. It reminded me of the childrens book "Did Jesus Ever See a Penguin?"
I don't think it's related but we have a copy of 'Does Anything Eat Wasps?' (I think there were a couple of obscure things that do eat them but I'll go check.)
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#25According to comedian Kellen Erskine, no:
"...here's where evolution gets shady, if these poor animals have been walking 80 miles every year for the past 10 million years why don't they have knees yet? The wings haven't worked out for some reason but couldn't they at least get some bendy legs?"
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#26I believe the mistake of thinking bird ankles are knees is the source of the name of the delightful webcomic False Knees.
And I say “believe” because I haven’t found any explanation of the reason for the name, but I don’t know what else it would refer to.
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#27Is there an animal with functional, walking legs, but doesn't have knees?
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#28Re: Do Penguins Have Knees? (2019)
#29Also the title of an Imponderables book. In the days before search engines got good, you could actually email the author a question and get an answer back.
I assumed that was what this was about, and was baffled at the 2019 date on that. :D Fun series of books. Will have to get my kids to give them a try.
I really enjoyed these books as a kid - great to help feed a curious mindset.
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#30I am more curious about bees' knees.