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[–] ch00f@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

A friend of mine studied penguins in Patagonia. When trying to wrangle one to study it, it suffered a heart attack and died. He was destroyed by what had happened.

He kept its ankle band and wore it on a necklace. Despite being just a stamped bit of steel, they’re apparently highly regulated, so it’s rare to have one that’s not on a bird (not exactly sure if him having it was 100% above board).

When he got married, he had it fashioned into his wedding band.

[–] WillFord27@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

That's awesome