Emperor penguin adult and chicks, Snow Hill Island, Antarctica

Emperor penguin adult and chicks, Snow Hill Island, Antarctica

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Emperor penguin adult and chicks, Snow Hill Island, Antarctica

For World Teachers' Day, we offer this photo of emperor penguin chicks getting a lesson from a wise and tolerant adult—at least that's how it looks to us. The tallest and heaviest of the penguins, emperors lay their eggs during the bone-splitting Antarctic winter. This particular image was taken at the emperor breeding colony on Snow Hill Island.

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