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Friday, January 29, 2016

ADORABLE BABY PENGUINS CUDDLE UP TOGETHER IN IMITATION OF PARENTS TO SURVIVE ANTARCTIC BLIZZARD

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  • The small group of baby emperor penguins took shelter from the storm by huddling together behind the adults
  • Photographed by Gunther Riehle, from Germany, the three-month-old penguins were filmed huddling for hours
  • He said one parent would stay near the group while the other left to collect food in order to feed the offspring
  • Baby penguins in Antarctica cuddle up together to survive icy -24C blizzard

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    Photographer Gunther Riehle, 53, spent a week on the ice in Antarctica photographing the colony of penguins
    Photographer Gunther Riehle, 53, spent a week on the ice in Antarctica photographing the colony of penguins
    Mimicking the actions of their elders, a group 10 penguins huddle together. By rotating the position in the centre of the circle, they are able to all stay warm
    Mimicking the actions of their elders, a group 10 penguins huddle together. By rotating the position in the centre of the circle, they are able to all stay warm

    • With heads resting against one another's chests while being blitzed by snow and ice, these adorable baby penguins take drastic measures to survive an Arctic blizzard.
    • Standing behind the adults, the small colony of emperor penguins are covered in ice as they attempt to seek shelter from the storm.
    • Food engineer Gunther Riehle, 53, from Kirchheim unter Teck, Baden Wuerttemberg, Germany, braved the cold in Antarctica to capture the moment.
    • He said: 'The penguins are huddling together to give them shelter and warmth, the adults do this too in Antarctic winter. Scientists measured the interior temperature of an adult huddle and found 37 degrees Celsius.
    • 'Normally one parent stays close to the group of youngsters while the other parent is fishing. During sunny and open skies the temperature was around minus 24 degrees Celsius. The younger emperor penguins in the photographs are three months old.
    • 'In the area where we camped there were two colonies, one small one with a few hundred birds and a big one with a few thousand birds. The colonies were about 1 km apart. All colonies consisted of adults and chicks and there was regular traffic between the colonies of both adults and chicks.'
    • He added: 'The colonies would huddle together for hours, during the night and during the snow storms, until the next feeding cycle by parents. When the snowstorms reached 50 knots, the penguin colonies came closer together to give shelter for the birds in the middle and the birds even laid down to have less exposure to the wind.
    • 'We flew in on a good day with a twin otter and set camp. And stayed there for a week. Thus we were able to go out and photograph in rather bad weather conditions.' 
    The baby penguins also close their eyes during the  storms in order to prevent the snow affecting their sight

    The baby penguins also close their eyes during the storms in order to prevent the snow affecting their sight


    The baby penguins were part of a larger colony that was spending the winter hunkered down on the ice
     The baby penguins were part of a larger colony that was spending the winter hunkered down on the ice
    A baby emperor penguin, which can grow to more than a 4ft in height, peers at the camera as his friends take shelter from the blizzard
    A baby emperor penguin, which can grow to more than a 4ft in height, peers at the camera as his friends take shelter from the blizzard
     
    Four young emperor penguins, all aged about three months old, huddle together as they battle a -24C storm in Antarctica
    Four young emperor penguins, all aged about three months old, huddle together as they battle a -24C storm in Antarctica
      

    Adult emperor penguins, such as these pictured, can grow to four feet in height and will protect and cuddle the babies during winter
    Adult emperor penguins, such as these pictured, can grow to four feet in height and will protect and cuddle the babies during winter

    Mr Riehle said one of the adults will remain to protect the group of youngsters while the other leaves to fetch food
    Babysitting - Mr Riehle said one of the adults will remain to protect the group of youngsters while the other leaves to fetch food
     
    Adult emperor penguins, such as these pictured, can grow to four feet in height and will protect and cuddle the babies during winter
    Adult emperor penguins, such as these pictured, can grow to four feet in height and will protect and cuddle the babies during winter


    Source
    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3421186/Don-t-cold-shoulder-Baby-penguins-Antarctica-cuddle-adorable-attempt-survive-icy-24C-blizzard.html

     
     
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    Photos of Emperor Penguins protecting their chicks in the freezing cold of Antarctica


    Huddled together: Adult Emperor Penguins surround their tiny young as they struggle to survive the freezing conditions in Antarctica
     
     
    Is this the real life Mumbles for the animated movie Happy Feet? The tiny chick braves the cold to move away from the other chicks


    See more cute penguin photos
    http://ottersandsciencenews.blogspot.ca/2014/12/penguin-family-values-children-are-mom.html


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