In other penguin-related news, last month a malnourished emperor penguin has been discovered thousands of miles away from its home in Antarctica, baffling wildlife experts. The adult male ...

He covers it with a warm brood pouch that keeps the egg warm. Female emperor penguins then leave for the open ocean, where ...

Where all other penguin species lay two eggs, the emperor penguin female lays only one, measuring 11.1 to 12.7 cm long and weighing 345 to 515g - that’s about the weight of 13 Cadbury’s Crème Eggs!

So to identify an individual, or even a male from a female, is difficult. All mature emperor penguins have a gunmetal grey back, a belly of brilliant white and jet-black head, tail and top side of ...