It’s tough being a penguin chick. Not only do you have to contend with predators, freezing temperatures and blizzards, but you might also be kidnapped by an adult penguin.
Penguins have such strong parental urges to raise chicks that adults who have lost their young will attempt to kidnap another.
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This can lead to fights among the penguins which risk crushing the chick, tucked underneath their parent, to death.
But while one chick initially has a lucky escape, it risks getting stranded in a blizzard. Can it find its parent in time?
Watch the heart-wrenching video below.
