Name: Emperor penguins | The Greatest Wildlife Show on Earth | BBC Earth
Uploaded: 2020-06-25T14:32:34.000Z
Duration: 4 min 14 s
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By August the warmer temperatures allow now the colony to break up.

and the males have lost half their body weight

These newly hatched chicks can expect very little from their fathers.

After four months of fasting, there's nothing solid in a male's stomach,

but he is able to produce a protein-rich secretion.

but that is barely enough to keep a chick alive for a week.

the females reappear with magically accurate timing.

In such a crowd, calling is the best way to locate a partner.

At first, the male is a little reluctant to abandon his offspring.

Once the exchange starts, it needs to be quick.

A few minutes on the ice would almost certainly kill the chick.

Now at last, the chick can feed properly.

an emperor chick will eat 100 kilos of food.

In one big helping it can eat a third of its own bodyweight.

Now at last their fathers have a chance to eat,

but the ice edge may be several hundred kilometres away.

Emperor penguins have a faster mode of transport than just plain walking.

From now on males and females will take turns to go fishing.

Each trip may involve travelling thousands of kilometres, in search of food.