Young emperor penguins brave icy, winter waters in their first year

The young birds head north to warmer waters before returning to winter in Antarctica

Emperor penguins

JUMP RIGHT IN  Although on their own at five months old and not yet knowing how to swim, dive or hunt, young emperor penguins quickly learn skills needed to survive Antarctica’s ice-strewn waters.

Vincent Munier

Only months after their first ocean swim, young emperor penguins are braving Antarctica’s treacherous winter seas.