The first penguin chicks of this season hatched near Akademik Vernadsky station
Kyiv • UNN
The first sub-Antarctic penguin chicks of the season have hatched near Ukraine's Akademik Vernadsky station, with 8 out of 11 eggs producing babies, and a boom in penguin births is expected.
В Antarctica is expecting a penguin baby boom this year. Photos of penguins from the first brood were shown on the Facebook page of the National Antarctic Science Center, UNN reports.
Near the station "The first chicks of sub-Antarctic penguins appeared near the Akademik Vernadsky station of this year! They are now wearing a gray cannon, very funny and clumsy, hiding under their parents under their parents, but they are actively squawking from there.
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The firstborns were born on Sunday. According to the observations of the scientists who are currently at the station, 8 cubs were born out of the of the first clutch of 11 eggs laid in early November, 8 babies were born.
There are families in which two penguins have already hatched, and there are those where one cub is still waiting for a a brother or sister.
It is noted that the firstborns biologist of the 28th UAE Serhiy Glotov, joking that "Noosphere", like a stork stork, "brought" the polar explorers replenishment. arrived at the station the day before on Monday, December 11 - ed.)
In the next few months, the island, which hosts Ukrainian scientists, is expected to experience a real baby boom is expected in the next few months. This year a record number of sub-Antarctic penguins nest here - more than 5.3 thousand. Vadym Tkachenko, a biologist at the 28th UAE, estimates that the nests contain about 4,800 eggs.
Of course, the success of hatching will depend on various factors, including the amount of snow and the activity of predators, but we anticipate that there will be a lot of penguins and penguin chicks near Vernadsky on New Year's Day.
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Penguins are birds that take turns hatching their eggs and chicks. in turns. While one of the partners stays on the nest, the other goes out into the ocean to hunt. After a few days, they take turns: one penguin guards the eggs, while the other hunts for krill.
Under the full care of of their parents for about a month. Then they start to molt, unite in a nursery and actively explore the world around them. After the molt is over. molting, they learn to swim in the ocean and to get their own food. Before that, they are are fed by their parents with krill they catch.
Recall
On November 9, UNN reported that near the Akademik Vernadsky station , sub-Antarctic penguins laid their first eggs - a clutch of 11 eggs. At the time , biologists were cautious about the success of the nesting.
