Photo by @FransLanting // Right now in Antarctica, the first emperor penguin chicks are getting exposed to the world. Parents cradle them on their feet to keep them warm and off the sea ice. It takes heroic parenting skills to raise a chick in this brutally cold environment where temperatures can drop to 40 degrees below zero with winds of more than 100 miles per hour. I spent a month camped on the sea ice near an emperor penguin colony to document how the chicks grow up. Follow me @FransLanting to see more images of these remarkable birds.
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