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[-] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 46 points 1 day ago

This is a very old sample of penguin skin in a museum. But to answer your question, yes, they killed the bird.

[-] AeroNaut@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Not before torturing him first. How else would he give up his insulating secrets.

this post was submitted on 05 Jun 2026
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