From there, the male Adélie penguin participates in the raising of chicks. They spend just as much time guarding the nest and nurturing young as the females. After eggs have been laid ...

The Adélie is the littlest, and also the most widespread, species of penguin in the Antarctic. They might look a bit clumsy on land, but penguins are brilliant swimmers. They can dive down to 180m – ...

During brooding (the period in which penguins are getting ready to incubate their eggs), Adelie penguins have been known to point their rear ends away from the nest and release a projectile of ...

The egg usually hatches before the female returns to rear her chick, while the male – having not eaten for four months - makes the journey to the sea to feed himself but also provide for his chick.