At the southern end of our planet fiery ribbons are illuminating the winter skies. The aurora australis. This light brings no warmth to the male penguins who are still huddling defying the coldest conditions on the planet. Their ordeal is drawing to a close. 30 days after it last set the sun rises once more on Antarctica. Their appalling trials have all been for this. Each father has just one meal left inside him. He's been saving it all winter. This single feed will sustain the chicks for a few more days but the males have not eaten for nearly four months. If they do not eat soon they and their chicks will die.编辑于2024/01/07更新