Penguins might just be nature’s most perverted animals

By Susannah Cahalan

Adélie penguinsAFP/Getty Images

 They skipped over this fact in “Happy Feet,” but here’s the truth: Some penguins are full-blown sexual psychopaths who engage in prostitution, pedophilia and even necrophilia.

This is one of the many disturbing realities revealed in “The Truth About Animals” (Basic Books) by zoologist and documentary filmmaker Lucy Cooke.

Many findings are cute: Moose get boozed up on fermented fruits; hippos make their own SPF lotion. Others less so — bats engage in oral sex; eels are cannibals; and then there are those pervy penguins.

It’s safe to say you’ll never look at many beasts the same way after reading Cooke’s entertaining new tome. Here are three creatures who get a thorough reexamination, excerpted from her book...https://nypost.com/2018/04/14/penguins-might-just-be-natures-most-perverted-animals/amp/?__twitter_impression=true