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Penguin colony

V. A. Vatagin1921/1921

State Darwin Museum

State Darwin Museum
Moscow, Russia

Emperor penguins manage to breed in Antarctica, in most adverse conditions, when temperatures stay below minus 35°C for weeks. When a female lays a large white egg that weights about 500 grams, her “husband” places it on its legs and covers it with a special feathered fold on its tummy. He will starve for eight to ten weeks while heating the egg, because all females of the colony leave to find food by the sea. However, ladies return with their bags full. They have up to 4 kilograms of half-digested fish in their stomachs that they will use to feed their chicks.

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  • Title: Penguin colony
  • Creator: V. A. Vatagin
  • Date: 1921/1921
State Darwin Museum

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