Penguins on a treadmill - the latest (and most bizarre) way to
save the planet Scientists put monitors on birds in expirement
to chart global warming Last updated at 21:17pm on 7th April
2007 They may look absolutely bizarre ... but these king
penguins struggling on a treadmill could help to save the
planet. Scientists from Birmingham University have fitted 50 of
the birds with special heart-rate monitors in an experiment
designed to measure global warming. They will record how much
energy the birds are using in order to feed themselves. If the
data shows they are making longer trips further into the oceans
to find fish, it may prove waters are warming up and climate
change is taking place. Dr Lewis Halsey, of the university's
School of Biosciences, said: "We are fairly confident that there
have been changes in the southern oceans where these penguins
live. We expect they will also have to change what they are
doing when they go into the sea to feed. "The lantern fish the
penguins eat are going to be moving f