AD^LIE PENGUINS 



firmly fixed in the ground, and could be robbed at 

 will. 



The egg abstracted, she was then left in peace, 

 on which she would rise to her feet, look under her 

 for the egg and, finding that it was gone, ruffle her 

 feathers, and, trembling with indignation, look 

 round for the robber, seemingly quite unable to 

 realize that we were the guilty ones. This is 

 typical of the Adelie's attitude towards us. We 

 are beyond their comprehension, and fear of us, 

 anger at us, curiosity over us, although frequently 

 shown, are displayed only for a fleeting moment. 

 In a few minutes she might forget about the 

 incident altogether and quietly resume her position 

 on the empty nest, but very often she would 

 violently attack any other bird who might happen 

 to be standing near, and thus as we filled our 

 buckets we left a line of altercation in our wake. 

 This, however, was not long lived, and affairs soon 

 settled down to their normal state, and I believe 

 that in about one minute the affair was completely 

 forgotten. The penguin, indeed, is in its nature 

 the embodiment of all that man should be when he 

 explores the Antarctic regions, ever acting on the 

 principle that it is of no use to worry over spilt 

 milk. 

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