Emperor Penguins,Aptenodytes forsteri,on fast ice adjacent to Snow Hill Island in the Weddell Sea,Antarctica,October,2007. The chicks,now off of their parents' feet,are 50-90 days of age. Size varies markedly with the amount of food received from parents. A creche is beginning to form,in which the chicks,left on their own,will stay together and sometimes seek a foster parent. For a while longer,both parents will return periodically from the sea with food | |
Licence : | Droits gérés |
Crédit: | Science Photo Library / Dimijian, Gregory G. |
Taille de l’image : | 5120 px × 3413 px |
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