When the first emperor penguin chick came into the world, it suddenly went from an egg at 37°C to a world of ice and snow at -40°C. It experienced the harshness of nature for the first time and couldn't help but shiver and huddle under its father's belly.
After that, one after another, penguin chicks began to hatch from the feet of each penguin father who passed the test. They carefully poked their heads out of the pouch and looked at the world with eyes full of curiosity.
"Chirp chirp".
"Chirp chirp chirp—"
"Chu mi".
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After the emperor penguin chicks hatched one after another, the gathering place became lively.
The babies were very enthusiastic, barking loudly, and showing great curiosity and a desire to explore this unfamiliar world.
Unfortunately, the outside world was too cold, and their feathers hadn't fully grown in yet. They could only huddle in their emperor penguin fathers' warm pouches, their eyes darting around, clearly very clever.
This is how Jun Qi looks at his baby.
"Chu mi!"
The emperor penguin chick was still very small. It had only poked out half of its head, looking at its old father, and seemed to be having a good time, just smiling.
They're chubby and silly.
This was Jun Qi's first impression when he saw the little guy: how tiny it was! He had watched the whole process of the little guy hatching.
He bent down and gently rubbed the little guy's soft body with his beak. The little guy didn't mind his closeness; on the contrary, he was very happy.
"Chirp! Chirp chirp!"
The little guy kept chirping, rubbing its face against its emperor penguin father's beak, and squinting its eyes happily.
Not bad, not bad.
At this time, the mother penguin was still hunting in the ocean and had not returned, so the penguin chicks could only eat a little bit of the white milky substance secreted by the father penguin to fill their stomachs.
During this time, Xu Qiaoqiao had been gaining weight, and soon she regained it, and even gained a lot more. She swam to the surface, looked at the brightening sky, blinked, and thought, "It's time to go back."
At this moment, the other female emperor penguins who had come with her had the same idea. They had all had enough fun and started to head home.
At this point, Xu Qiaoqiao no longer had the idea of carrying the net bag. It was already daylight, and if she carried that thing and people saw it, they might try to steal it, since it was food.
Food is a very important resource in the wild.
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Not every penguin can survive until its mother returns with food; some starve to death, while others freeze to death due to the extreme cold.
For the penguin father, the pain of losing his baby is unbearable. The death of his baby means the loss of the meaning of life, so he tries to snatch other penguin babies. The penguin babies who have lost their biological parents are left with an uncertain future.
After a journey of more than half a month, when Xu Qiaoqiao and the other female emperor penguins returned to their settlement, they could hear those chirping sounds that sounded like babies from afar. What were those? They were adorable little chicks!
The emperor penguin mothers, including Xu Qiaoqiao, immediately brightened up. Their already slowed pace quickened considerably. They had been braving the scorching sun and storms without stopping, and now they heard the voices of their adorable chicks.
This is like being injected with chicken blood, full of energy again!
Xu Qiaoqiao looked at the emperor penguins basking in the sunlight, her eyes filled with smiles, and her mood improved considerably.
She followed the group and arrived in front of the male emperor penguins. Looking at this huge flock of emperor penguin fathers and listening to their calls, she recognized many of them.
As the calls of the emperor penguins rang out, more and more emperor penguin couples found each other and began to feed their babies or cuddle with their partners, having missed each other dearly after not seeing each other for several months.
However, Xu Qiaoqiao didn't call out. She left the group and started walking towards the outer perimeter. Junjun didn't like crowds, and due to her usual habits, she didn't like getting too close to everyone.
Junjun likes to stay on the periphery of these emperor penguin colonies, so that she won't get too close to them or too distant, and she can notify them in time if anything happens.
Today is destined to be a lively day. At the gathering place, chirping and cawing mingled together, making it even more bustling than a vegetable market.
"Gaga." Junjun!
Xu Qiaoqiao walked towards the outer edge of the emperor penguin colony. Sure enough, in a familiar place, she saw an emperor penguin standing there all alone, and something was moving inside its pouch.
Xu Qiaoqiao immediately ran over.
"Chirp chirp?"
The little guy was watching the lively scene, lying on his father's feet, when he suddenly heard an unfamiliar call. He immediately looked over and saw a female emperor penguin running towards him.
Moreover, Dad, who usually doesn't show much emotion, happily echoed the other's call. The little one can now sense that Dad is very happy, extremely happy.
"Chirp chirp".
When she got closer, Xu Qiaoqiao could see clearly what the moving thing was.
She ran up to Jun Qi, looked into the eyes of the little guy, then bent down slightly and rubbed her beak against its little head and light fur.
"Giggle." I'm your mom, baby, welcome to this world.
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