Twin?

• by claremyers

  I'm interested to see that many of the penguins here seem to have twins. I didn't think they did this. Or are they caring for the young of another bird? Or perhaps another is just muscling in?

  Posted April 29, 2015 5:11 PM

• by banthesun

  Actually, most types of penguins lay two eggs in a season! Apparently it's so if one is taken by predators the entire season isn't wasted. Here's some shots where you can see some smaller pairs:
  http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/subjects/APZ0000irt
  http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/subjects/APZ0001qm7
  http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/subjects/APZ0000is8

  And some rare photos where you can actually see both eggs:
  http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/subjects/APZ0003q19
  http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/subjects/APZ0000abp

  Some types are much better at raising two than others though!

  Posted April 29, 2015 6:01 PM