Polar scientists showed how the smallest penguins of Antarctica "quarrel" (Video)

RegioNews reports about it National Antarctic Science Center.

Ukrainian polar explorers explained that Antarctic penguins of the Adélie species are "quite aggressive". They often argue with each other. A video of one of these "quarrels" was published in the National Antarctic Science Center.

How penguins argue: watch the video

The front shot shows two male "adeles" lying on their stomachs, "finding out their relationship" with each other. They scream loudly and try to fight with their beaks.

Certificate. During the mating season, Adelie males try to attract females to themselves, so sometimes they engage in beak fights with rivals.

In such a fight, both penguins lean forward and up, open their beaks and hit each other with them. And to protect the eyes, they squint half,
- explained the participants of the 29th Ukrainian Antarctic expedition.

The polar scientists added that usually males with more aggressive behavior have more offspring.