A tiny chick barely peeks out of the pouch between its parent's legs. (credit: National Geographic/Alex Ponniah)Posted 03/12/25101_SecretsOfThePenguins_1275_AP_DS9I4442.jpg
A Emperor chick begs and squaks at its parent to be fed. (credit: National Geographic/Bertie Gregory)Posted 03/12/25101_SecretsOfThePenguins_MM10111_231203_07623.jpg
A group of adult Emperor pengiuns travel along a crack in the sea ice on their bellies.(credit: National Geographic/Bertie Gregory)Posted 03/12/25101_SecretsOfThePenguins_MM10111_231215_10532.jpg
Heather Cruickshank and Sara Matasick film on the sea ice with an adult Emperor penguin in the foreground. (credit: National Geographic/Bertie Gregory)Posted 03/12/25101_SecretsOfThePenguins_MM10111_231213_08958.jpg
An older chick looking up from between its parent's legs. (credit: National Geographic/Alex Ponniah)Posted 03/12/25101_SecretsOfThePenguins_1473_AP_DS9I4640.jpg
Emperor penguin chicks taking their first swim in Atka Bay, Antarctica. (credit: National Geographic/Bertie Gregory)Posted 03/12/25101_SecretsOfThePenguins_MM10111_240106_13774.jpg
Bertie Gregory on a snowmobile with a sledge loaded with camera equipment on the sea ice, with icebergs in the background. (credit: National Geographic/Heather Cruickshank)Posted 03/12/25101_SecretsOfThePenguins_1502.jpg
Lots of Emperor chicks together, with adults in the background. (credit: National Geographic/Alex Ponniah)Posted 03/12/25101_SecretsOfThePenguins_2213_AP_DS9I5433.jpg
A group of adult Emperor penguins travel along the sea ice on their bellies after exiting the water against the backdrop of the ice shelf. (credit: National Geographic/Bertie Gregory)Posted 03/12/25101_SecretsOfThePenguins_MM10111_231229_12998.jpg
An Emperor penguin about to feed an older chick. (credit: National Geographic/Alex Ponniah)Posted 03/12/25101_SecretsOfThePenguins_1644_AP_DS9I4840.jpg
A small group of Emperor penguin chicks stand covered in snow and ice during a blizzard. (credit: National Geographic/Bertie Gregory)Posted 03/12/25101_SecretsOfThePenguins_MM10111_231226_11934.jpg
A tiny chick barely peeking out of the pouch between its parent's legs. (credit: National Geographic/Alex Ponniah)Posted 03/12/25101_SecretsOfThePenguins_1270_AP_DS9I4559.jpg
An adult Emperor penguin throws its head back whilst calling out across the colony.(credit: National Geographic/Bertie Gregory)Posted 03/12/25101_SecretsOfThePenguins_MM10111_231203_08165.jpg
An Emperor penguin chick in Atka Bay, Antarctica. (credit: National Geographic/Bertie Gregory)Posted 03/12/25101_SecretsOfThePenguins_MM10111_231203_07725.jpg
Two adult Emperor penguins standing face to face, each with a chick between their legs. (credit: National Geographic/Alex Ponniah)Posted 03/12/25101_SecretsOfThePenguins_1458_AP_DS9I4625.jpg
Emperor Penguin chicks in a snowy huddle, with adults in the background. (credit: National Geographic/Alex Ponniah)Posted 03/12/25101_SecretsOfThePenguins_2565_AP_DS9I5787.jpg
An Emperor penguin colony huddle for warmth in the golden light. (credit: National Geographic/Alex Ponniah)Posted 03/12/25101_SecretsOfThePenguins_DS9I3784_24.jpg
An Emperor penguin colony in Atka Bay, Antarctica. (credit: National Geographic/Bertie Gregory)Posted 03/12/25101_SecretsOfThePenguins_MM10111_231201_06938.jpg
Six Emperor chicks standing on a little mount, surrounded by adults. (credit: National Geographic/Alex Ponniah)Posted 03/12/25101_SecretsOfThePenguins_1717_AP_DS9I4913.jpg
Emperor Penguins chicks huddling under an aurora australis, with adults around them. (credit: National Geographic/Alex Ponniah)Posted 03/12/25101_SecretsOfThePenguins_1892_AP_DS9I5110.jpg
