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

23K views · 39 reactions | Watch the rare sight of emperor penguin chicks jumping off a cliff to take their first swim in Atka Bay, Antarctica, on April 11. | Global Times | Facebook

Captured on camera for the first time ever, hundreds of six-month-old emperor penguin chicks were filmed taking a leap of faith off of a 50-foot cliff in Antarctica. A penguin chick’s first jump into the water is typically only a foot or two, but in this rare case, the group ended up alongside a cliff's edge. Likely motivated to hunt the fresh fish, krill and squid in the water, the fledglings marched from the frozen land in West Antarctica to the surrounding Weddell Sea. One baby penguin took a