Penguin chicks stay in creches, which are like big, raucous nursery schools with adult caretakers, while the parents go out fishing for dinner--mainly krill. When the parents come back from a busy day at "work" the more assertive chicks (like the one in the photo) will chase the exhausted parent around until the parent feeds them. This is a photo of a chinstrap chick on Deception Island taking regurgitated krill from its parents mouth. (WARNING: Don't try this at home!)
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