TIL that penguins propose with pebbles! Male penguins find the smoothest rock they can and offer it to their mate as a way to start building a family together.
https://www.bbcearth.com/news/the-gift-to-win-a-penguins-heart
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The gift to win a penguin’s heart
In the Antarctic region, there are very few resources on hand (or on flipper) for Gentoo penguins to use to build their nests. What the Antarctic environment can’t provide in shrubbery, it makes up for in hardy pebbles.Alex Potter (www.bbcearth.com)
