Just penguins

check out the pink footwear!!

All dressed up and nowhere to go....

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10,000 King Penguins stand shoulder to shoulder on a remote island near Antarctica preparing to breed The King Penguins lay their eggs in late November, with a peak around mid-December. They don't build nests ? instead the male and female of each mating couple take it in turns to incubate a single egg on their feet over the course of two months. When incubating they stand rooted to the spot just a flipper's length from the next one. The childcare is surprisingly egalitarian: the male takes the first incubation shift of two weeks, then the female takes the next fortnight, after which they swap every three or four days. But it's not just the urge to breed which impels penguins to come ashore at certain times of the year ? sometimes they need to change their clothes.

Feathers wear out and lose their insulating properties, so their waterproof ? and, for a bird which doesn't fly, surprisingly aerodynamic ? suits must be replaced.

After about 12 days of moulting on shore, they have lost virtually all their vibrant plumage and stand almost naked. Slowly, their new feathers appear and after 30 days they are ready to go back into the water ? with a brand-new suit. Perhaps the new outfit helps in finding a mate the following year, because unfortunately the divorce rate is high. Only 19 per cent of the King Penguins take up with the same mating partner the following year. Maybe they like a change ? or perhaps they just can't tell each other apart. Print this article Read later Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-489351/Amazing-pictures-10-000-penguins-come-shore-breed.html#ixzz0TV4scbPi