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Do penguins abuse?

Among other sexual behaviours of "astonishing depravity", Dr Levick noted that "promiscuity" and "infidelity" were rife among the colony of Adélie penguins he studied. But that was far from the worst of it: Rape, gang rape and the sexual abuse of chicks by adults were all recorded by the Nottingham-born scientist.

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A CENTURY-OLD notebook describing the "depraved" sex acts of penguins has been acquired by London's Natural History Museum. The author, British scientist Dr George Murray Levick, observed the perverted birds engaging in gang rapes and necrophilia during an expedition to the Antarctic. 3 The 'astonishing depravity' of Antarctic penguins was recorded by a shocked scientist more than a century ago Credit: AFP or licensors He wrote the manuscript following months of research while accompanying doomed explorer Robert Scott on his famous 1910-1913 expedition to the South Pole. But that was far from the worst of it: Rape, gang rape and the sexual abuse of chicks by adults were all recorded by the Nottingham-born scientist. Necrophilia was also commonplace, with offenders often mating with birds who had died the previous year. 3 British scientist Dr George Murray Levick observed the perverted birds engaging in gang rapes and necrophilia Credit: Getty - Contributor They hope to use the zoologist's observations, which he refrained from publishing in a book he wrote about the expedition, to better understand the threatened colony, which today numbers 335,000 penguins.

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Dr Levick's unpublished notes on the birds were uncovered by Douglas in 2012 following a century-long cover up. Upon his return to Britain, Dr Levick was urged by his fellow zoologists not to publish his notes as they were deemed too graphic for the general public. “The research we undertook in 2012 gave the story of the rediscovery of a paper he tried unsuccessfully to publish on the sexual behaviours he witnessed but this is only a tiny fraction of the notebooks,” Douglas said. Same-sex pairing among animals Gay penguins of either sex are nothing new, and are found both in the wild and in captivity. For example, most of the penguins housed at Dingle Oceanworld Aquarium in Ireland are gay. Same-sex penguins from London Zoo were at this year's Pride event in the capital. Research shows that about 1,500 animal species are known to practice same-sex coupling, from insects to mammals. They include monkeys, black swans, lizards, vultures, elephants, bats, lions, seep and dolphins.

Dr Levick blamed the penguins' horrifying behaviour on "hooligan males".

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He was so shocked that he wrote down his observations in Greek so only educated gentlemen could understand it. As well as rape and other depravities, some penguins even engaged in "prostitution", with males using stones to pimp out females. Some prostituted penguins have even been shown to trick males into thinking they would have sex by performing an elaborate courtship ritual, then run away with their stones. Two mischievous tiny penguins ignore police to raid sushi bar twice in one day In other news, a gay penguin couple at a Dutch zoo were so desperate to be parents that they nicked an egg from another pair of penguins. A supercolony of 1.5million penguins was exposed by satellites last year after hiding on an Antarctic island for 3,000 years. And, scientists earlier this year revealed that a monster penguin species the size of an adult human once walked the Earth. What do you think of this bonkers penguin story? Let us know in the comments! We pay for your stories! Do you have a story for The Sun Online Tech & Science team? Email us at tech@the-sun.co.uk

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