Construction of nests

• by WillowSkye

  Each penguin has its own semi-neat, small mound of pebbles to nest on. Amazing. How do they do it?? Carry the pebbles in their beaks, move it with their feet or push it with their beaks? 😃

  Posted September 22, 2014 4:18 PM

• by yshish moderator, translator

  As far as I know they collect pebbles using their beaks. Males are trying to impress females by collecting the pebbles for them. At big colonies where the stones are rare, the penguins are used to steal them from neighbors' nests!

  Posted September 22, 2014 5:01 PM

• by WillowSkye

  Cool!! Males not only brawny (or rather strongly beaked) but brainy too!!

  Posted September 22, 2014 8:44 PM

• by bbtlrn

  Double cool. This photo has an egg in it!!

  Posted September 24, 2014 3:09 AM

• by yshish moderator, translator

  An #egg! Super cool!😃

  Posted September 24, 2014 6:41 AM

• by Woollymouse1

  WillowSkye the pebbles generally are collected in the adults beaks, although they aren't adverse to kicking pebbles especially if stealing from a neighbour.

  Posted September 25, 2014 7:24 PM