Brrrotherly love in a cold snap of penguins

Birds of a feather ... two baby Emperor penguins hug

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By STEPHEN MOYES

Published: Today

THESE baby penguins are just chillin' as they share a brotherly embrace in temperatures of MINUS 60°C (-76°F).

The cute newborns — like the ones in hit movie Happy Feet Two — were snapped on remote Snow Hill Island in the freezing South Atlantic.
They are part of a colony of Emperor penguins raised by their protective parents.

P-p-p-protect a penguin ... mum and dad unite to look after their baby

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Females lay a single egg — and both mum and dad help to look after their offspring.

Gimme shelter ... chick's refuge from icy blasts

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Snapper Paul Souders said the scenes he witnessed were "utter magic".

Nappy feet ... newborn bird finds a cosy spot

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