Penguins + News & Information

It has long been believed that penguins (such as the Adelies) huddle together near the water's edge in order to push one in to check and see if the water is safe and free of penguin munchers like killer whales and leopard seals. Indeed, that is what I read in a penguin research book when I was ten (and some sites on the internet today). Not so, claims penguin authority, Dr. Lloyd Spencer Davis. Although penguins do tend to congregate at the water's edge they are not shoving and pushing to see who'll try out the water first. "Eventually one or two will dive in: whereupon the rest may or may not choose to follow," says Dr. Davis. For more information check out his site at PenguinWorld.com.

In light of this fact, I'd like to draw everyone's attention to the the group's second rule:

Rule #2: Do not push any other members into the water to see if it's safe to dive in.