Adorable:🐧 Geophysicist Albert Grabovetsky was sipping her morning coffee near the Vernadsky Research Base in Antarctica this past October when hundreds of penguins gathered at the shore and leaped spectacularly into the ocean. | 6abc Action News

'Huge' Pack of Penguins Takes Morning Plunge in Antarctica | storyful

Do you know why penguins huddle together in massive groups during the Antarctic winter? It's all about survival. Emperor penguins form tight huddles of thousands, taking turns rotating from the freezing outer edge to the warm center. This behavior keeps their body temperature stable and protects chicks from deadly winds that can drop below -60 degrees Celsius. Scientists found that the huddle moves like a wave with each penguin shifting slightly every 30 to 60 seconds to keep the group balanced.