<strong>Intriguing penguin dramas: </strong>For the second year running, Kyoto Aquarium and Tokyo's Sumida Aquarium have released a chart detailing the tangled love lines among their aquatic flightless birds.
Intriguing penguin dramas: For the second year running, Kyoto Aquarium and Tokyo's Sumida Aquarium have released a chart detailing the tangled love lines among their aquatic flightless birds.
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<strong>Kyoto Aquarium's penguin love chart: </strong>The maps identify five main types of relationship among penguins, signified by color-coded lines. The heart symbol (red) represents couples and lovers. Broken hearts (blue) mean busted relationships. Hearts with a question mark (purple) represent complicated relationships that may be more than just friendships. Yellow lines show basic friendships, and green lines indicate enemies.
Kyoto Aquarium's penguin love chart: The maps identify five main types of relationship among penguins, signified by color-coded lines. The heart symbol (red) represents couples and lovers. Broken hearts (blue) mean busted relationships. Hearts with a question mark (purple) represent complicated relationships that may be more than just friendships. Yellow lines show basic friendships, and green lines indicate enemies.
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<strong>Sumida Aquarium's penguin love chart: </strong>In addition to the five types of relationship, the aquarium has added a fish symbol for penguins that are "Sardine Club" members -- they are big fans of eating the oily fish.
Sumida Aquarium's penguin love chart: In addition to the five types of relationship, the aquarium has added a fish symbol for penguins that are "Sardine Club" members -- they are big fans of eating the oily fish.
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<strong>Sumida Aquarium's star couple: </strong>Rose (top left, blue bubble) was a pick-up artist and a penguinizer before meeting Warabi (top right, pink bubble), formerly the most popular penguin in the aquarium.
Sumida Aquarium's star couple: Rose (top left, blue bubble) was a pick-up artist and a penguinizer before meeting Warabi (top right, pink bubble), formerly the most popular penguin in the aquarium.
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<strong>Rose and Warabi:</strong> After falling in love, the couple now "can't bear to leave each other's side for more than one second."
Rose and Warabi: After falling in love, the couple now "can't bear to leave each other's side for more than one second."
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<strong>Kyoto Aquarium's popularity queen: </strong>Tera is the biggest heartbreaker at the aquarium -- she dumped six penguins in the past year.
Kyoto Aquarium's popularity queen: Tera is the biggest heartbreaker at the aquarium -- she dumped six penguins in the past year.
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<strong>Ajisai and Choco: </strong>After marrying Ajisai, who is loving and friendly to everyone, party animal Choco stopped going out at night.
Ajisai and Choco: After marrying Ajisai, who is loving and friendly to everyone, party animal Choco stopped going out at night.
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<strong>The most scandalous relationship? </strong>Father and son Kuruma and Nijou were (gasp!) romantically involved -- marked as BL (Boys' Love) -- before falling for the same female penguin, Hana (more gasps!).
The most scandalous relationship? Father and son Kuruma and Nijou were (gasp!) romantically involved -- marked as BL (Boys' Love) -- before falling for the same female penguin, Hana (more gasps!).
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<strong>Just like us? </strong>"We'd like more people to know that penguins are like us humans; each of them has individuality and they live in various relationships," Shoko Okuda, a spokeswoman for ORIX Group, which runs the two aquariums, tells CNN Travel.
Just like us? "We'd like more people to know that penguins are like us humans; each of them has individuality and they live in various relationships," Shoko Okuda, a spokeswoman for ORIX Group, which runs the two aquariums, tells CNN Travel.
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