Penguin Watch Talk

Really did take a loo break?

by AvastMH moderator

This is an interesting post by gardenmaeve about those two eggs. Anyone else seen this happen please?

Posted February 20, 2015 7:04 PM

Subject: APZ0000vpz

by gardenmaeve moderator

2 #eggs exposed right of center, but parent is back in a later photo: http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/subjects/APZ0000vqd

Posted February 20, 2015 1:03 PM
by AvastMH moderator

Wild -that's amazing!

Posted February 20, 2015 7:02 PM
by Nickypeng moderator

Ps don't usually leave their eggs-I wonder what happened. How long does it takes for eggs to go cold? At -1 deg I guess not long.

Posted February 21, 2015 9:04 AM
by yshish moderator, translator

When left unattended for longer than 1-2 hours their eggs will cool and become infertile.

Posted February 21, 2015 10:23 AM
by yshish moderator, translator

Here is the picture an hour before: APZ0000vpx ,half an hour before: APZ0000vq1 and half an hour after: APZ0000vq2 .. The penguin could be

Posted February 21, 2015 10:29 AM
by yshish moderator, translator

hungry and impatient since it was standing in the previous pictures. Or unexperienced parent? Hard to tell for sure 😕 It just happens..

Posted February 21, 2015 10:29 AM