Embrace the light

Over the next two weeks, the penguin eggs hatched one after another.

The little ones were born at different times, and there were obvious differences in body size. The earliest batch was [-] times the size of the latest batch.However, there are occasional fights, which are basically between little penguins of the same size. They don't seem to bully their younger brothers and sisters who are thinner than themselves.

Now the busiest time every day is around five o'clock in the afternoon. The nine people have to hold two little guys each, and some even carry another little guy on their backs, rushing to the coast with the big penguins, waiting for the whales of feeding.

The first born little penguins can already eat fish. When the penguin parents eat fish, they will fill their stomachs with some small fish and shrimps from the big mouths of the whale parents.

The baby nurses were the last to feed. Nine people stood aside and watched the huge feeding scene. Most of them lamented that the coastline here is long enough, otherwise the whales would not be crowded.

Waiting for the big and small penguins to finish eating, the big penguins began to distribute food to the babysitters. Now they can get two big fat fish every evening, and the little ones will also enthusiastically bring over a few small fish and shrimps. Everyone gladly took all the orders.

The days passed peacefully, and now each person has two fish to eat every day. His mental outlook has gradually changed, his face has become rosier, and his body fat has also increased.

One month later, the first batch of hatched little penguins began to moult. The original fine fluff began to fall off, and they grew tight, hard black and white feathers like their parents.

However, the belly feathers of Zhang Minglin's first hatchling were not off-white, but white with light blue, like the color of glaciers on the coast.The first penguin hatched by Xiao Ting turned into a little penguin that was blue and black from head to tail after shedding the fetal down.

These two special little penguins were given special names by two parenting teachers, one is called "Lan Yun" and the other is "Little Coal Ball".

The little guy who loves to cling to Heng was also named "Guaiguai" by Ian.

Kuaiguai likes to play with the little briquettes very much, always pecking its back and then pecking its belly, as if trying to distinguish the front and back of the little briquettes in this way.

What convinced Ian that the big penguin and the big whale were husband and wife was that the belly of the whale that fed the leader penguin was also blue and white, while the whale that fed the parent of the small briquettes was also swarthy from head to tail.With such obvious features, no one would believe that they are not parent-child.

When the topic of different forms of this species was brought up again, everyone was still surprised.

Yang Na said: "This is very good. With those big whales around, the little guys will not be attacked and hurt when they go fishing in the sea."

Xiao Ting nodded, "I just can't be sure whether the big penguins are female, and the big whales are male."

Zhang Minglin said: "In my opinion, it should be like this. The females lay eggs and hatch them on land, and the males are responsible for fishing and supporting their families in the sea."

Captain Zhou shook his head, "I think there are males and females in both states. You can see that all the hatched penguins this time are little penguins, and there are no whale cubs. If there are no females in the whales, then the whales will How should it continue?"

Ian agrees with Captain Zhou's statement, but he also has a bold guess, "Will the offspring born from the combination of the two be eggs and little penguins, and after a certain point in time, some little penguins will be born?" Gradually changing into a whale."

Yang Na clapped her hands, "This suddenly sounds a bit like science fiction, but anyway, we have to get along with these little penguins day and night, and sooner or later we will know the truth."

When all the little penguins have completely shed their feathers and put on new gentlemen's clothes, the whales will no longer come to feed, because the big penguins will take the little penguins to the sea to look for food.

On the first day when all the staff were dispatched, the remaining babysitters were still a little uncomfortable. Without the little ones who went "吃~吃~" to "吃~吃~", life suddenly became much deserted .

The little ones put on new clothes are about one meter tall. They like to be hugged by the nurses the most, with their wings spread around the necks of the nurses, and they snuggle up to adults like human children.Their temperament is indeed like that of children, they always like to do things that harass adults to attract their eyes and attention.

They were taken out to explore the ocean by the parents of the big penguins on the first day, and everyone was worried.

Zhang Minglin smiled and said, "Although I don't have a girlfriend yet, I feel that I have already lived a life of worrying about my children in advance."

The fat man said: "Hey, who is not? Who would have thought that my father's love was first given to a group of penguin cubs."

Captain Zhou said: "Yeah, watching them be born, grow up, and now learn to be self-reliant, there is a feeling of 'my family has grown up'. However, this also indicates that it is time for us to leave them .”

The thin friend said: "Is it time to go? I have been with them day and night for the past few months, and I am really reluctant to leave them."

Ian was also very reluctant, but after waiting for so long, the rescue team from the empire did not come. If they wanted to leave this desolate planet, they could only look for other ways out.

Ian suggested: "Wait for another two weeks, and we will leave after these little guys get used to fishing in the sea."

No one objected, and the preliminary plan was tentatively decided.

The penguins set off at around [-] o'clock in the morning and returned around [-] o'clock in the evening. Ian nervously counted the number of penguins, and found that the number of big and small penguins was correct, so he was relieved.

Yi An said to Heng: "Heng, when we leave, will the boy forget us soon?"

Heng said, "I hope it will soon forget."

The first day I went to the sea to practice, I don’t know if the little guys are full.Seeing Guaiguai rushing towards him like a small cannonball, Heng had to step back to avoid being knocked down by this little chubby prick.

Guaiguai is actually not cute, but a mischievous elf, but he likes to pester Hengyi very much, and he is even closer to Ian.

Ian squatted down, and was about to check whether the little guy was injured, but obediently raised his head to the sky and then lowered his head slightly, and spit out a sea fish on the snow. This sea fish was about [-] centimeters long, obediently leaned over Spot the sea fish, look at Ian, look at Heng, the black round eyes are blinking, looking like a compliment.

"Thank you, darling." Ian hugged the little guy, complimented it according to its wishes, and said, "My darling is really amazing."

Obediently held his head high proudly and complacently, seeing that Heng didn't praise him, he kept his posture and waited.

Yi An smiled, "Heng, Kua Kua, be good, he brought me dinner on the first day."

Heng looked at Ian, then looked at Little Fatty, he stroked its blue-black head, and said, "It's great."

Obediently satisfied, I returned to the little penguin column and started heading towards the base camp.

In addition to feeding the little penguins, the parents of the big penguins also brought back fish and shrimp. Although the amount of food was not as large as that brought by the whales, it was enough for three meals a day.

The little ones walked in front, the big penguins followed, and the Ian nine returned after dissecting the fish and shrimp.Because of the backing of the whale group, people are no longer so cautious when washing food. They wash it directly in the sea water, but each time they wash it, they will change to a different place, and they will not stay in the same place all the time.In particular, do not choose the shore facing the penguin colony's habitat.

Back at the base camp, everyone sat around and ate their own dinner, which is now a well-established tradition.Occasionally, the little ones would come to join in the fun, pretending to stand beside them, but they would not grab their food.

Kuaiguai was pecking each other with the little briquette rookie, I don't know why this dispute started, it should be really angry, because they pecked off some feathers of each other this time.

After the quarrel, it is natural to ignore each other and stand obediently between Yi An and Heng.Ian and Heng sat on the ground, and Guaiguai was almost at the same height as the two of them. It has always been more interested in their hair, and likes to comb their hair for them.

However, Ian and Heng refused this intimate service, because the two hadn't washed their hair for a long time, even if they washed their hair in the sunny weather with the cold of sea water or snow water, there was no shampoo Because of this, the cleaning is not considered clean.

The seven men have not become long hair fluttering or curly, thanks to their four nail clippers, but the skill of using nail clippers to repair hair is not purely mastered, so the men's current hairstyles are not considered beautiful.

"啾~啾~"

Ian and Heng put on the hats of their down jackets, obediently and unwillingly pecked their hats with their beaks, and Ian pulled them over and hugged them.

"The hair is not clean, you can't touch it with your mouth." Although they can't understand human language, Ian is still happy to communicate with Guaiguai, "Why did you fight with the little coal ball again just now, aren't you good brothers? ?”

Um, in fact, Ian really can't tell the males and females of these little guys or the whole penguin colony, so they might as well call them brothers.

"Chirp - chirp, chirp! Chirp -"

The pronunciation of "little briquettes" is very familiar to the boy, and he immediately became excited when he heard the words, and complained like a complaint.

Ian stroked his head and the back of his neck to appease it, and put his head on Ian's shoulder obediently, acting coquettishly as usual.

Yi'an took Heng's hand over and asked him to touch Guaiguai too, and Guaiguai felt Heng's comfort, then fell into Heng's arms again and put his head on Heng's shoulder.

This scene is very warm, but their mobile phones have run out of battery, Ian can't take pictures as a souvenir, he can only engrave it in his mind.

When it was dark, the little ones returned to the penguin cave under the call of their parents.As early as when they just started to shed their hair, the big parents began to prepare independent burrows for them, all on the edge of their own burrows.

When I go home, I always trot all the way, because it always goes home unconsciously, and after being caught by the elders guarding its cave, it can't escape two hard pecks, so the speed of entering the cave is very fast. The thief was quick, and rushed directly towards the cave, leaving only his two feet to the parents.When the parent returns to its own cave, the boy will back out and sleep in the other direction.