For the first time in a few years, an emperor penguin came to Ukrainian polar explorers at the Akademik Vernadsky station.
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The corresponding photos today, June 5, were published on the Facebook page of the National Antarctic Science Center.
According to our biologists, he is still very young, because some parts of his head are gray in color,” NASU notes. “This visit came as a surprise, because emperor penguins do not nest in the Vernadsky area, but choose colder territories. Their nearest colony is located more than 300 km from us.
It is noted that this species is unique in that it travels further south (up to several hundred kilometers deep into the continent) and breeds in the Antarctic winter – when it is dark and very cold. They are also the largest penguins on the planet – their height can reach 120 cm and weight 50 kg.
The last time polar explorers recorded the appearance of such a bird near Vernadsky was in December 2020. Now an unusual visitor has been walking around our island for two days. He especially liked the place near Magnitka, the geomagnetic observatory, notes the NASU.
Penguins walk on the roof – the Akademik Vernadsky station is covered with snow (PHOTO)
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