Friday, September 30, 2005

Penguin Values.

A few days ago, we were talking about the new American passion for Penguins, well, I just read this great posting by Andrew Sullivan who gives here an intersting twist to the debate
[I remind you that the French documentary has been acclaimed by the Christian Conservatives who see in it the proof that their traditional family values are to be found in nature].
Well, not so fast...:
According to "The Auk," the scholarly journal of the American Ornithologists' Union, emperor penguins make Liz Taylor look like a lifetime monogamist. Their mate fidelity year to year is 15 percent. Each year, in other words, 85 percent of Emperor penguins get a divorce and pick up a new spouse.
(.../...)
It gets worse. Some penguins are - wait for it - gay
More here... But in the end, you know what? THEY'RE JUST BIRDS...

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