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Needless to say, I got some dirty looks when I asked "What's the big deal? It's what they're biologically inclined to do." I went on to tell them that the only reason anyone finds it touching or moving is because they unintentionally apply human thought characteristics to the animals, thus making their actions seem based on compassion, love, loyalty, etc. rather than nature/instinct... after all, they're just penguins.

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And despite the fact that I know/knew this I went ahead and got a little watery-eyed anyway. It's a very well made movie - you really would have to be cold not to feel something.

Oh, and "compassion, love, loyalty" are just nature/instict for us. Is it really so hard to beleive that non-human animals share some of our emotional instincts (even if they aren't nearly as complex as ours)? The idea that only humans could possibly have emotions is one of the most bizarre "scientific" notions I've ever come accross.