[Music]
the return of the sun coincides with the
appearance of the newest members of the
colony
[Music]
[Applause]
[Music]
[Applause]
uh
[Music]
[Applause]
in a matter of days there are thousands
of hungry mouths all demanding food
their fathers haven’t eaten anything for
nearly four months
yet they have kept back a vital reserve
a kind of thick penguin milk just for
this moment
but it’s only enough to keep the chick
alive for a few days
the females must return soon with food
for some it’s already too late
[Music]
[Music]
[Music]
the first of the females are returning
[Music]
fat and well fed more arrive
all with food for the chicks
[Music]
[Applause]
and not a moment too soon for the waking
fathers
[Music]
would their bond reaffirmed the whole
family celebrates
[Applause]
[Applause]
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