Now now, let's not get ahead of ourselves... lets start off with this controversial video i made with footage of adelie penguins mating in Antarctica.
Do Penguins Mate for Life?
Do penguins make nests?
What mating rituals do penguins have?
How do penguins have sex?
Table of different penguin species breeding habits
Penguin Species |
Breeding Terrain |
Nest |
Pairing |
Aptenodytes patagonicus |
Rocky Shore |
Nest of Stones |
Serially monogamous (29% fidelity) |
Aptenodytes forsteri |
Ice and snow |
No nest |
Serially monogamous (15% fidelity) |
Pygoscelis adeliae |
Ice free polar coast |
Nest of Stones |
Monogamous |
Pygoscelis antarctica |
Rocky Slopes |
Nest of Stones |
? |
Pygoscelis papua |
Ice free |
Nest of Stones |
? |
Eudyptula minor |
Temperate Shoreline |
Burrows, caves, crevices, logs, etc. |
Serially monogamous |
Eudyptula albosignata (provisional) |
Temperate Coast |
Burrows, dunes, vegetacion |
? |
Spheniscus magellanicus |
Temperate coast |
Burrows, bushes |
Monogamous |
Humboldt
penguin, |
Temperate/ Tropical coast |
Burrows, caves, cracks |
? |
Spheniscus mendiculus |
Tropical coast |
nests |
monogamous |
Spheniscus demersus |
Temperate coast |
Burrows in guano or sand |
monogamous |
Megadyptes antipodes |
Temperate coast |
Burrows, vegetacion |
monogamous |
Eudyptes pachyrynchus |
Temperate forest |
? |
? |
Eudyptes robustus |
Temperate island coast |
Holes lined with vegetation, pebbles, mud |
Possibly monogamous |
Eudyptes sclateri |
Rocky terrain |
? |
? |
Eudyptes chrysocome |
Rocky terrain |
? |
? |
Eastern rockhopper penguin, Eudyptes filholi |
Rocky terrain |
? |
? |
Eudyptes moseleyi |
Rocky terrain |
? |
? |
Eudyptes chrysolophus |
Sub Antarctic coast |
Shallow scrape in the ground lined with items |
Monogamous (75% fidelity) |
Eudyptes schlegeli (disputed) |
Beaches, vegetated slopes |
Shallow scrape in the ground |
? |
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