Page 79 - The World of Animals

After mating, the female penguin
lays only one egg. The responsibility of

the male penguin is to incubate this

egg. At a temperature as low as –30
degrees Centigrade (-22 F), he tries to
fulfil this responsibility without moving

for 65 days. This is indeed a tough time

for the male penguin. Because he
guards the egg, he has no chance to
hunt. The mother penguin, on the

other hand, leaves to find food for the

coming baby.
Can you imagine waiting for 65 days 77
without eating anything? For a human

being, the result would certainly be

death. However, penguins make this
sacrifice without displaying any
impatience or boredom, and fulfil the

service inspired in them by Allah until

they complete it.
After an incubation period of two
months, the male penguin loses 1/3 of

his weight. In the same case, a human

being of 60 kilograms (132 pounds)
would lose 20 kilograms (44 pounds).
After the egg hatches, the baby