298 reactions · 77 shares | It's truly a rare occurrence to be out on the Antarctic ice with an emperor penguin, let alone multiple, as National Geographic Photographer Ralph Lee Hopkins explains. #NationalBirdDay Video cred: Ashley Karitis | Lindblad Expeditions | Facebook

Watch as these juvenile Emperor penguins take a leap of faith, on their way to the ocean without their parents for the first time. Over two extraordinary years, National Geographic Explorer Bertie Gregory discovers secret traditions, surprising intelligence and close-knit societies of penguins from Antarctica to the Galápagos, never filmed before. Watch Secrets of the Penguins this Earth Day. Tuesday April 22nd from 7pm, on National Geographic WILD UK. Also streaming on Disney | National Geograp

216K views · 2.4K reactions | Captured on film for the first time by Bertie Gregory, these emperor penguin chicks make a daring 50-foot plunge into the Antarctic waters below. Find out more about this behavior https://on.natgeo.com/444gtZM And don't miss Secrets of the Penguins, coming in 2025 from executive producer James Cameron. #ourHOME | National Geographic | Facebook