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<\/a>For some reason it seems like this week of Wild Facts has gone to the birds. We have talked about the Hawaiian Honeycreeper<\/a>, the Hammerkop<\/a>\u00a0and now we are heading to Antarctica to learn more about the beloved but sneaky Adelie Penguin. We will discuss the sneaky and criminal ways of this penguin shortly but first lets find out how these birds received their name. As you might expect, they were named after a woman…the wife of 1840’s French Explorer Jules Dumont d’Urville who happened to be called Adele. Nothing says “I Love You” like naming a new species of penguin after the love of your life. I am guessing he was in her good books for quite some time.<\/p>\n Unfortunately, Jules Dumont d’Urville didn’t know that some of these penguins are thieves. Or maybe he did know but I bet he didn’t tell his beloved wife that the thieving birds reminded him of her. Let’s back up for a second and discuss how these cute, waddling penguins can be lead to a life of crime. You see the Adelie Penguins must build a nice, big, stone nest in order to impress the female penguins. Let’s face it, there are only so many stones in Antarctica and it requires a lot of hard work to gather them all up. Needless to say, some Adelie Penguins have found a sneaky way to build their nests without having to do all of the hard, physical labour. Yep, they steal from their neighbours! Check out this amazing footage from the Discovery Channel showing the sneakiness of a such a penguin.<\/p>\nThe Adelie Penguin: \u00a0A Life of Crime<\/h3>\n