Description

It spends most of its time in ice-cold water in search of food and can dive to great depths (up to over 500m). The emperor penguin lives in colonies that can include thousands of individuals. Each year, it reproduces on the pack ice and lays a single egg in May, which the male incubates on top of his feet while the female returns to the sea to feed. The transfer of the egg to the male's feet is a very delicate moment because any contact with snow and ice would be fatal for the egg. To fight against the cold, the males group together and huddle together, alternating their position between the center and the outside