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Adélie penguins use colony cues to switch foraging sites if their previous trip was unsuccessful

  • June 9, 2026 at 11:00 PM
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Adélie penguins use colony cues to switch foraging sites if their previous trip was unsuccessful
Many animals live in groups. Among seabirds in particular, most species form colonies during the breeding season. Although coloniality entails costs, such as increased competition for food and disease transmission, its repeated evolution across animal lineages suggests that group living provides important benefits.

Originally published at Phys.org

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