Huddling and a Drop in Metabolism Allow Penguins to Survive the Biting South Pole Cold (IMAGE)

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Huddling and a Drop in Metabolism Allow Penguins to Survive the Biting South Pole Cold

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Incubating penguins huddling tightly during a blizzard.

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