Projectile

poo. That's right. Projectile poo. Did you know that a puffin can aim and squirt its poo a distance of about 8 feet with relative accuracy? This tidbit of knowledge came to my attention today when I visited the North Carolina Zoo. So there I was in this very chilly room watching the puffins play in the water, when I look up at the rocks along the far wall and see this one bird coming out of his little hideaway hole. He did the normal morning routine kind of like old Mr. Webster. He stood out on his stoop for a few minutes, and if he had opposable thumbs, I'm sure he would've been lighting a stogie and scratching in the appropriate places every once in awhile. Well, after standing there for a minute and getting his bearings (keep in mind, he wasn't fully awake yet), he turns his back to the crowd of puffins below, bends over, and (after peeking over his shoulder to take aim, I'm convinced!) squirted away. It managed to almost completely clear the rocks, and a small cloud of it fizzled into the water just in front of the few people watching. I can only hope that the tank has some sort of filtration system because I certainly didn't see a drain to flush it away. The end.