In April, the Antarctic began to enter the early winter, and the emperor penguins climbed ashore and began to look for the treasure land of "settling down and starting a career".
From May to June, when the males hatch, the females feed and feed the males.
During the period from mid-July to early August, the little emperor penguins hatched one after another. At this time, the male emperor penguin can move a little, but the female emperor penguin will not come back until 7-8 weeks later. Before they return, the little emperor penguin has no food to eat. If the little penguin is too hungry, the male emperor penguin will regurgitate a white secretion and feed it to the little penguin's mouth. This secretion is said to have no nutrition, just to cope with it.
Little penguins grow very fast. In less than a month, they can walk and play independently. In order to facilitate foraging and strengthen the protection and education for future generations, penguin parents entrust their chicks to their neighbors. In this way, a "kindergarten" where one or several adult emperor penguins take care of a large group of young penguins is formed.
Although the chicks grow up under the careful care and care of the family and the collective. Strong, however, due to the pressure of the harsh environment in Antarctica and the invasion of natural enemies, the survival rate of young penguins is very low, accounting for only 20 ~ 30% of the birth rate.
Penguins were born about three months ago, and the Antarctic summer came. They followed their parents to the sea for food and swimming. When the Antarctic summer comes, they have grown plump feathers.
Generally, there is no female penguin whose spouse fails. Penguins are monogamous emperor penguins, and a couple can even stay together for 1 1 year.
Penguins who have lost their children will still stay in the group. I have seen a short film in which the penguins who have lost their children compete for the chicks who have lost their parents, but often the chicks will be crushed to death.
Penguins usually become a member of the ethnic group. Penguins are in groups, which means that penguins and their parents are usually in the same group.