Star Wars Science – Porgs & Puffins With Ornithologist Mark Peck

Kris Abel meets with Mark Peck, Ornithology Technician at the Royal Ontario Museum to explore the latest adorable scene-stealing creatures in the Star Wars universe – the Porgs.

Lucasfilm’s Pablo Hidalgo describes the seabirds as “the Star Wars version of puffins” so Mark joins Kris to explore how much an inspiration puffins (the official birds of Newfoundland) play in the latest Star Wars film, The Last Jedi

For more info:

www.rom.on.ca
www.starwars.com/
merlin.allaboutbirds.org/

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