emperor penguins.

Claire Epting You might think that as an animal ambassador for SeaWorld, Busch Gardens and Discovery Cove -- not to mention having traveled to the jungles of Africa, Borneo, Southeast Asia and Australia -- Julie Scardina would have seen it all. But as it turns out, there was something else out there: Antarctica. AOL's Good News Now (GNN) reports that on her first visit to the icy continent, Scardina and close to 100 other passengers, including an AOL journalist, witnessed hundreds of emperor penguins and their chicks in their native habitat. A sight that none of them will soon forget. The interview with Scardina took place as "a thousand Emperors, chicks and adults, were gathered nearby." ...

Linda Drake, solent This special moment between an emperor penguin and its chick is über adorable, but are you aware of the odds this little fella had to overcome to make it to this point? The Antarctic winters during which penguin eggs are laid can see wind chills as low as -76 degrees Fahrenheit. The temperatures are so frigid that if the egg is allowed to rest on the cold ice, the chick will not survive, according to National Geographic. A female leaves its egg with a male for about two months while she travels up to 50 miles to hunt for food, which she will regurgitate upon returning to feed her newly hatched chick. The males, with their eggs carefully balanced on their feet and ...