Penguins use scent to identify their partners

Penguins can smell their partners' smells, help them find each other in crowded herds, and can also identify relatives of relatives to avoid inbreeding.

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According to Reuters , experimenting with the Humboldt penguin at Brookfield Zoo near Chicago (USA) demonstrated for the first time that the scent helped this seabird to identify its mates and relatives.

When conducting experiments, scientists found that penguins preferred and felt more comfortable with their partner's scent than their homosexuals.

Jill Mateo, a biologist at the University of Chicago, said there are many terrestrial animals that have done this.

Dr. Jason Watters is working at the Chicago Zoology Association, saying the study is very important, enabling us to find the ideal nesting areas for this bird. Even if you want to bring them back to nature, you need to create an area with familiar smells so they can live easily.