He covers it with a warm brood pouch that keeps the egg warm. Female emperor penguins then leave for the open ocean, where ...

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 ...

More than 5,000 male emperor penguins huddle on the sea ice ... The male balances his precious cargo on his feet, tucked beneath a fold of skin called the brood pouch. Penguins on the windward edge of ...

Male Emperor Penguins protect their eggs by covering them with feathered skin known as a brood pouch. While they do this, they will not eat for up to four months. The male will survive simply on ...

Unlike other birds, male emperor penguins do not sit on their ... it warm by cradling it on his feet and covering it with his brood pouch, a layer of feathered skin used just for this purpose.