We’ve been on the hunt for our own facts to bring you four penguin species, their eggs’ life-cycle and the threats they face. Where all other penguin species lay two eggs, the emperor penguin female ...

In this clip from the BBC Select documentary Penguins: Spy in the Huddle, we see an emperor penguin meet his chick for the first time - and we learn about the special relationship between father ...

emperor penguins lay and incubate their eggs during the winter in frigid Antarctica, where they live. Due to the fact that ...

Emperor penguins live in large colonies of up to 5,000 ... After mating, the female penguin lays a single egg. The male then takes it and carries it during the 65-day incubation period.

The emperor penguin, part of Leeds Museum's collection ... is also home to an Adelie penguin egg collected by famed explorer Ernest Shackleton during one of his historic expeditions to the ...

Emperor penguin colonies experienced unprecedented ... Once they arrive at their chosen breeding site, penguins lay eggs in Antarctic winter from May to June. Eggs hatch after 65 days, but chicks ...

The male emperor penguin is entirely responsible for incubating his mate's precious egg over the long Antarctic winter. He does this inland, while the female returns to the sea to feed.

Like polar bears on the opposite pole, emperor penguins endure unfathomable hardships to breed and nurture each new generation — fasting for months through the planet's harshest winter. If their ...

Emperor penguins are dependent on stable sea ice that ... Once they arrive at their chosen breeding site, penguins lay eggs in Antarctic winter from May to June. Eggs hatch after 65 days, but ...

Talk about extreme parenting. While his mate hunts, a male emperor penguin stands on the Antarctic ice with their egg tucked warmly on his feet. In minus 40°F temperatures. For four months.

Emperor penguins, like many birds ... The team saw this individual with a partner but unfortunately it disappeared before egg laying began, and then only returned for a short period in spring.