Emperor Penguin -- Long Winter Wait

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Emperor penguins breed in the heart of the Antarctic winter when temperatures reach -60°C -- cold enough to make human skin freeze and teeth crack. They waddle and toboggan for up to 60km across the frozen sea to reach their breeding colonies, where they huddle tightly together to keep warm. After egg-laying, all the females return to the ocean to feed, leaving each male carefully balancing a single egg on his feet, warming it in a special pouch on his belly. The male starves for up to 16 weeks as he waits for hatching, through the endless night of the Antarctic winter -- yet he still manages to feed his newly hatched chick, using a special milk-like substance made by the breakdown of his own body tissue. But will his mate return in time to take over, before his growing hunger forces him to abandon the egg?

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Emperor Penguin -- Long Winter Wait

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  • I wish people were ...

    I wish people were stuck together like this...

    By JeremyMarines [Affiliate User] 1193437623 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • its very dangerous. ...

    its very dangerous. Because the female can die at sea and the males will starve as will the babies. And the males have to be very carfull not to drop the egg. If the egg even touches the ice, it is most likley to freeze and die.

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  • They are really ...

    They are really hardy birds. They are highly sociable and they cooperate in a group in order to survive. When the mom goes hunting, the father takes the role of keeping the egg safe from the fierce cold and predators. I also recommend you seeing "March of the Penguin" to which I think the shots are familiar to that of the movie.

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  • fatty but so cute.

    fatty but so cute.

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  • The chicks are SO ...

    The chicks are SO cute! Penguins rule! :>

    By IheartpenguinsandPG [Affiliate User] 1189130616 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • My favourite part ...

    My favourite part is from 00;35 to 00;37. Watching those penguins toboganning always makes me smile.

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  • Voice is Peter ...

    Voice is Peter Hayden.

    By beschuit [Affiliate User] 1188331114 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Who is doing the ...

    Who is doing the commentary for this video?

    By verkaforever [Affiliate User] 1188328910 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Penguins are my ...

    Penguins are my favourite animals. Thanks for uploading this. They're especially cool when they toboggan- LOL!

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  • wonderful video, ...

    wonderful video, thanks for uploading :)

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  • oh my god they're ...

    oh my god they're so loud! But then again, I'd be making lots of angry sounding fuss to if i was out in the cold like that.

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  • they're so cute

    they're so cute

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  • 5 stars

    5 stars

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  • lol quite funny how ...

    lol quite funny how they walk xD

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  • NICE VIDEO LOL

    NICE VIDEO LOL

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