Photo: "Happy Feet": Movie Magic vs. Penguin Truths



In the animated movie Happy Feet, young Mumble and his emperor penguin colony face a fish shortage, frightening humans, and global warming. Scientists say that the film mirrors some real-life penguin perils.



Photograph courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures


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