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Hardiness principle

Lessons from Adelie Penguin

March the ice.

Ice-March Diving

Adelie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) featured animal image on AnimalDex

Core lesson

Cheerful motion can still be built for brutal places.

Biological basis

Adelie Penguins breed in Antarctica, walk across ice, and dive into freezing waters using strong flippers and dense waterproof plumage.

Best use cases

Where this lesson tends to be most useful in practice.

HardinessCold resilienceCheerful toughnessEnduranceMoving through harsh places

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