Penguin's love

Every year, in the Antarctic, an incredible love story occurs between thousands of small, cuddly penguins. Adeli Penguins fall hopelessly in love and their feelings are so strong that they stay with their partners for the rest of their lives.

Watching the starry-eyed birds paddle together in the surf, there can be no doubt that this is one of the most beautiful love matches in the animal kingdom.

At the beginning of every summer in Antarctica, male Adelis go in search of the perfect female --but merely singling her out isn't enough. To show his love, he selects a pebble from the beach and presents it to her.

If she accepts, the two live together forever. The penguins go through an elaborate display to show their feelings are more than friendship. The first thing they do is an ecstatic display, where they move their heads from side to side. Then they do head bows and give each other little sideways glances.

Finally, when they're getting really excited, they make the feathers on their back of their head stand up, which makes them look like they're got triangular heads. It's very cute.

Occasionally, a female will have more than one admirer and, should she be presented with two pebbles, she has to choose which one will be her mate. She would choose one because of his vocal patterns.

The Adeli Penguins’ mating ritual is so romantic that Warner Brothers have made a movie about it, aptly called The Pebble and The Penguin. The star of the film is Hubie, a shy Adeli with a penchant for red hats and yellow scarves. The love of his life is Marina: she is very stylish.

Of course, there's an evil penguin who's battling for the affections of Marina, Hubie tries to find the perfect pebble to win Marina's heart but sadly all the pebbles have disappeared until that is, a dream pebble drops from the sky.

It is, according to Hubie, a perfect pebble but the real Adelis don't actually search for that one special stone, they will settle on just about anything. But the pebbles, as well as being a gift of love, also have a practical use - they're the important materials used for building nests.

ps:give snail some advice about life:Love deeply and ardently, even if there is pain, but this is the way to make your life complete

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针对汶川地震中很多中小学校受灾的情况，有心理专家指出：震后第一时间是最佳心理干预时间，积极进行有效的心理干预非常重要。

　　亚洲积极心理研究院曼德国际心理服务机构心理咨询师符然雅告诉记者，现在是和平年代，见到暴力、血腥的东西很少，这次地震可以说是这些孩子们一生中所见到的最惨烈的一幕，他们失去的不仅仅是老师，可能还有亲人。



突发的地震将对他们今后的实质生活影响很大，未来他们的生活可能没有依靠。这时候是他们最为脆弱的时候，而且很多并没有从灾难中反应过来，心理专家如果能够及时的进行心理干预帮助他们从混乱中找回方向，及时的从灾难中拉回来是非常重要的，尤其是心理依赖的重新建立。

　　据了解，在国外一般在突发灾难爆发第一时间就会有心理干预小组进入灾区进行心理干预，中国也有类似的危机干预中心。（老鱼）

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