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How do Emperor Penguins keep warm?

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commonsense | 16:31 Fri 09th Nov 2007 | Animals & Nature
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My 5yr old has been doing a quiz and this is the question we are arguing about. There are three options given:-
a. Huddle together
b. Dance around
c. Make a fire
I assumed it was a, as this was featured on Planet Earth series, but the quiz says its b, Dance around.
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well the peepel who made the quiz r wrong and ther numpties. male i think emporer penguins huddle togwther and take it in turns to be warm in the middle. the females i think go off a fish for food
I would have said option a too,i've watched many documentaries about emperor penguins and have never seen them dance around.They do however huddle together a lot.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/creatur e_feature/0101/penguins2.html
In support of my cousins, I can confirm they huddle together - we have such short legs, it is difficult to imagine any of us dancing !
Obviously an error in the quiz.

The only possible excuse for choosing B would be that they take turns to be in the middle where it is warmest so the outside ones walk [waddle (dance?)] around to the back of the huddle so they can slowly melt to the middle.
But with the A option available surely that has to be the right option.

This huddling occurs only in the winter when they breed. Their feathering is so perfect at insulating that at other times they turn their white front towards the sun when out of the water to stay cool.
Huddle together!
I would say huddle together......unless they're talking about Happy Feet :)))
The penguins at Edinburgh Zoo don't dance - but they do stink.

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