A male penguin searches an entire beach for the "perfect pebble" to lay at the feet of his chosen female penguin. Female penguins don't rely on pebble presentation as a key aspect of mate ...

Tuesday’s DVD release of the 1995 animated flick “The Pebble and the Penguin,” with a voice cast led by Martin Short, also is part of the penguin proliferation. “They’re taking over the ...

Ancient penguin ritual dictates that males present a pebble to their intended, then mate for life. Hubie finds a spiffy stone, but before he can bestow it on Marina, dastardly rival Drake tosses ...

When a male Adélie penguin has his eye on a particular female, he searches for the right pebble. Upon discovery, he waddles back to the colony and presents it to the eye of his beholder.

Once they had a pebble securely in tow, the penguin took off, waddling or swimming over to their chosen mate and delivering the decorated treasure. According to oceana.org, male penguins find the ...