What are the innate behaviours of penguin?
Innate behaviors are those you develop on your own, which do not need to be taught or learned. You are in essence born with the propensity to display the behavior. There are several potential reasons for penguins’ highly social behavior. First, mature penguins tend to return to breed to the area where they were born. Second, in large groups they are safer from predators, such as skuas, sharks, killer whales, and especially leopard seals. Third, they learn about the location of food from each other. Fourth, group living provides better care for their young and protection against the cold. Within the social structure, there are two levels: the family and the breeding group. Within the family, which consists of the parents and usually two chicks, the young are cared for and defended against other penguins. Within the breeding group, group defenses are used against skuas and vocal communication causes the birds to breed at about the same time. Penguins are territorial by nature; however th
