Penguins Get Slap Happy

By Paul Ciampanelli Oct 10th 2011

Many of us like to imagine that the animal world is free from the pain and strife that afflicts our human existence. But of course that's a fantasy. Animals kill each other and and eat each other and argue with each other and slap each other.

Wait, slap each other? Well, sure. Why not? What are some of the reasons why a penguin might beezy-slap another penguin?

1. The one penguin owed the other penguin money.
2. The one penguin said something rude about the other penguin's mama.
3. The one penguin just got straight-up, old-fashioned sassy with the other penguin.

What other reasons can you think of that might explain the cause of this slap party? Don't worry about science here; just let your imagination run free.