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Show Life of Penguins Rarely do even adult penguins survive the initial days of captivity. Why, is not definitely known. Many explorers have carefully nourished penguins halfway back from the Antarctic only to see their charges mysteriously die on board the ship. Even In their native habitat penguins pen-guins don't lead soft lives. There is the vicious skua gull to eat the eggs and young. Despite those difficulties, dif-ficulties, penguins manage to get along, live in communities, are almost al-most human in some actions. A male proposes to the bird of his choice by bringing a stone to her feet If she picks it up, the two become Mr. and Mrs. |