Images of the Day

A recent visit to a remote emperor penguin colony on East Antarctica's Princess Ragnhild Coast found 15,000 penguins living in four groups. Credit: International Polar Foundation

 A parade of penguins heads for the sea, to hunt for fish, squid and other marine creatures. Credit: International Polar Foundation

Further inland, thousands of chicks wait for their parents to return with a warm meal. Credit: International Polar Foundation

 Fuzzy baby penguins take a nap on the Antarctic ice. Credit: International Polar Foundation

A tall ice cliff shelters the penguin colony from Antarctica's fierce winds. Credit: International Polar Foundation

Penguin parents regurgitate meals for their chicks. The chicks are raised far inland from the edge of the ice, where snapping seals might make a meal of penguin young. Credit: International Polar Foundation

 A baby penguin asks for more food.  Credit: International Polar Foundation

 Adélie penguins are smaller and shorter than emperor penguins.  Credit: International Polar Foundation

The regal visage of an Emperor penguin glistens under the summer Antarctic sun.  Credit: International Polar Foundation

  Emperor penguins launch themselves onto the ice after a hunt. Credit: International Polar Foundation

An inquisitive emperor penguin checks out visitors from Belgium's Princess Elisabeth polar research station. Credit: International Polar Foundation

source