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Hopeful Mother

Hopeful Mother

As other King penguin mothers feed their growing chicks, this solitary female checks beneath her feathers for signs of life in her fragile egg. The warming Anta...
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As other King penguin mothers feed their growing chicks, this solitary female checks beneath her feathers for signs of life in her fragile egg. The warming Antarctic region means fewer and fewer chicks survive.
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Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT

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Aperture f/5.6 ISO 100 Shutter 1/250 Focal Length 76/1

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Sep, 2016

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