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then at last some weary figures appear
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utterly exhausted by the walk the mother
still has one final challenge before she
can meet her chick
finding him
there are over 3 000 fathers with chicks
here and even to penguins they all look
the same
for the chick
time is running out
but the penguins have a solution
the fathers get in line
and dad and his chick join them
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they form an identity parade
all she has to do
is simply work her way along the line
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sounds
simple enough
but among all the penguin look-alikes
her partner is still tricky to recognize
so every so often she stops and calls
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her cry is unique
and the father responds with a call of
his own
it’s what she was hoping to hear
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after two months at sea and a 100
kilometer trek across the ice she’s made
it back in the nick of time
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in a miracle of natural timing
he gets a morsel that will save his life
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it’s now his mother’s turn to take over
the child care
but they must be careful
a few seconds too long on the ice and
their chick will die
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finally
they unite as a family
the bond they share
is one of the most remarkable in nature
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for over the next five months they’ll
take it in turns to trek to the sea to
bring back food for their ever growing
baby
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his father endured so much to get the
tiny chick this far
saying goodbye is hard
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this time there’s no looking back
in four weeks he will return with fresh
supplies
but first there’s the little matter of a
200 kilometer round trip to the sea
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