While some divorcees appear to thrive post-separation, their actions have broader consequences for the colony’s health. For Some Penguins, Love Is Simply Not Enough A recent 13-year study on ...

Divorce rates appear to be a more reliable predictor of the reproductive success of the colony than environmental factors ...

In the long-term, separation can enhance reproductive success by allowing the penguins to find more compatible or "higher quality" mates, the study authors wrote. However, problems arise for the ...

which can all make penguin pairs less stable. In the long-term, separation can enhance reproductive success by allowing the penguins to find more compatible or "higher quality" mates, the study ...