“There is something irresistibly human about an adelie penguin…they fight with their neighbors; steal from each other; quarrel with their wives but also give them gifts of rare stones; divide chores between mates, sometimes quite unevenly; often take good care of the kids but sometimes neglect or even kill them; are frequently true, in their fashion, to mates, but sometimes have affairs and often are, in effect, divorced and remarried; play games; shout; make messes – the list could be prolonged." ~George G. Simpson, 1976
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