Many male penguins work hard to gather stones for making nests to attract mates, but as this clip shows, some are more deceptive in their gathering techniques, stealing from those around them (but only when no one is looking).
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Lala the pet king penguin lives with her owners in a condo in Japan, and goes on solo missions to run errands at the fish market, even bringing home her leftovers in a backpack.
A hunted penguin makes a bold move after it fails to outrun the whales chasing it.
Although penguins are typically monogamous, some females will occasionally stray from their steady relationships in favor of prostitution, accepting payment in the form of rocks that they can use to build nests. As the above clip shows, the cost of such transactions can reach as high as 62 stones from a single suitor for a one night stand.
