00:00 (penguins squawking)
00:03 But not all the penguins here are quite as they seem.
00:08 Emperor Cam.
00:11 It is one of 50 spy cameras being used
00:15 to film three different types of penguin.
00:17 It has a camera in its body, as well as its eye.
00:23 It is about to witness a momentous event.
00:28 (penguins squawking)
00:31 His egg has started to hatch.
00:35 The father cared for this bundle of life
00:40 for two whole months while his partner was out at sea.
00:43 He hasn't fed.
00:45 His only concern has been the egg's survival.
00:48 The chick sees her father for the first time.
00:56 A moment that will create a bond between them.
00:58 Her dad proudly shows off his new baby to another father
01:12 whose egg is still to hatch.
01:14 (penguins squawking)
01:22 (penguins squawking)
01:25 The chick's calls encourage her unhatched neighbor
01:33 to emerge as well.
01:34 In this way, the colony's young all arrive together.
01:45 The new chick joins over 2,000 others
01:50 that are starting to appear throughout the colony.
01:52 The new fathers have no time to celebrate.
01:58 Their babies are hungry.
02:00 His supplies won't last long.
02:16 The chick's survival depends on her mother's return.
02:20 (penguins squawking)
02:23 (penguins squawking)
02:26 [BLANK_AUDIO]
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