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Not so Happy Feet: Penguin love rivals brawl

It might be something you would expect to see on Jeremy Kyle, but this bitter fight took place in the Antarctic 鈥 between two penguins.

A video captured by the National Geographic Wild Channel shows a male penguin brawling after discovering the mother of his children with another penguin in their marital nest.

The female penguin eventually picks the home-wrecker as her new mate. The trio have now become internet sensations.

Iain Staniland, a wildlife biologist at the British Antarctic Survey, said of all the penguin fights he has seen, this was a 鈥減articularly spectacular one鈥.

鈥淗e should be fine 鈥 he鈥檒l go off and probably have to establish a new nest now he鈥檚 lost his burrow,鈥 he added.

This clip is originally from 5 live Drive on Tuesday 8 November 2016.

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