Migration and mating

Penguins travel each year, many kilometers held by matingWhen the reproductive period is coming, which takes place during the Antarctic winter, penguins feed at sea longer and move to the great ice fields, where the wedding will take place or other actions related to reproduction. Penguins grouped in a huge flock - on average, composed of 2,000 or 3,000 individuals, but are that in one area there are even 100 thousand! In place of his wintering move in single file, one after the other, or go to the rear limbs, shaken by the strong, or on snow and ice on the abdomen. While the move very slowly, because only 1-2 km / h, it is very persistent. During a trip can go up to 100 kilometers, a stop just to sleep on - nothing to eat. Once they reach their destination in order to begin to look for a partner. Every year produces a new pair, but it is true throughout the reproductive period. Takes place only for a month, because the only penguins are able to copulate. In these birds is very flashy and. The voice of each penguin a little different from others - partners memorizes the wording of its votes to this way find the bird crowd. Surprisingly, they can capture the sounds issued by a partner, when there seems like the sounds of several thousand penguins.