we see an emperor penguin meet his chick for the first time - and we learn about the special relationship between father and babies in the penguin world. Watch the full BBC Select documentary ...

Imagine you're about to be a proud, new father. But first ... Females entrust their eggs to the males. But since penguins don't have nests, males must play a delicate balancing act.

Over the Easter break, we talk about the differences between the chocolate eggs we enjoy, and the eggs of several species of penguin and what they have to endure in order to survive. Plus, how ocean ...

stout flightless birds like ostriches and emus hatch from eggs that are nearly round. Penguins, however, break the mold: Although the aquatic birds can’t take to the air, their eggs are ...