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> Dear PenguinPromises
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> The penguins began arriving back in the colony in early October. The male
> penguins arrive about 10 days before the females, and gather on the beach
> waiting for the females to arrive. The pairs become separated during the
> winter migration, and this is how they meet up again. It is a reunion in
> which it is okay for the female to arrive late, but not the male.
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> There are more male eggs laid than female eggs, so there are always more
> male penguins than females in the population. If the male looses his
> partner, it is more difficult for him to find another unattached female. It
> is therefore important for the male to be ready and waiting when his partner
> returns to the colony, in order to avoid loosing her to a competitor, of
> which there are many.
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> By contrast, not only is it easier for the female to find a replacement
> partner, but she is also running ag
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