Know how the religious right are championing March of the Penguins as an example of God’s plan for how we should live our lives, and everything from proof of Intelligent Design to the Right to Life? Well, the director of the film is tired of his work being used as propaganda, and has released the following statement:
“If you want an example of monogamy, penguins are not a good choice. The divorce rate in emperor penguins is 80 to 90 per cent each year,” he said. “After they see [that] the chick is OK, most of them divorce. They change every year.”
Whoops ;)
Also, I’d like to point out that having seen the film, I really don’t think people should be using the plight of the penguin as an illustration for Intelligent Design. Walking 30 miles to nest, carrying eggs on your feet for months at a time, walking another 30 miles for food, huddling up in a stationary mass for weeks on end to not freeze to death, holding a chick on your feet for weeks at a time while the mother walks 30 miles and back for food, only being able to recognize your chick by voice. Sounds like the opposite of intelligent to me.
