Learn how emperor penguins adopt a complex choreography to form a huddle to stay warm in bitter Antarctic winds.

Penguin chicks, whose coats are made of fluffy down feathers, aren't as protected from the rain as adult penguins. Getting too wet can kill them.

It's raining more in the coldest place on Earth — and that's bad for penguins Penguin chicks, whose coats are made of fluffy down feathers, aren't as protected from the rain as adult penguins.

The coldest temp Earth has ever seen came from Antarctica. At Russia's Vostok Station, temperatures were recorded as low as -128.6 °F (-89.2 °C) on July 21, 1983. 53.

It's raining more in the coldest place on Earth — and that's bad for penguins Penguin chicks, whose coats are made of fluffy down feathers, aren't as protected from the rain as adult penguins.

It's raining more in the coldest place on Earth — and that's bad for penguins Penguin chicks, whose coats are made of fluffy down feathers, aren't as protected from the rain as adult penguins.

Rain in Antarctica isn’t just a sign of climate change. It’s also part of a feedback loop that accelerates global warming. Climate change is bringing a new threat to penguins that live on the ...