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ailsagirl

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Mon May 14, 2018, 03:13 PM

May 2018

Made my day.

Question: What are penguin chicks so disproportionately large?? Larger than their parents, it would seem.

Here's one I found where they're tiny. Maybe because they're arctic penguins and the others are warm weather??

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Photos: Animal Mothers and Babies [View all] Donkees May 2018 OP

Oh, thank you! Rhiannon12866 May 2018 #1

thanks! Kurt V. May 2018 #2

So very tender they all are. sweetroxie May 2018 #3

THANK YOU - made my day!! Laf.La.Dem. May 2018 #4

Thank you. Scarsdale May 2018 #5

Beautiful and so precious. SammyWinstonJack May 2018 #6

Sweet stuff! democratisphere May 2018 #7

thank you heaven05 May 2018 #8

Cute! Roy Rolling May 2018 #9

Thank you! Happy Mother's Day to all of our DU moms! CottonBear May 2018 #10

I'll add a couple... mnhtnbb May 2018 #11

Donkeys :) Donkees May 2018 #12

Hush baby sarge43 May 2018 #13

I have one from last summer MiniMe May 2018 #14

Wow! Eight pups?? ailsagirl May 2018 #32

Good counting MiniMe May 2018 #34

Good for you, MiniMe!! ailsagirl May 2018 #35

These just brightened up my morning TxDemChem May 2018 #15

Mommy LOLs hermetic May 2018 #16

:) Donkees May 2018 #18

K&R for Awwwww meow2u3 May 2018 #17

awwww, thanks, Donkees! NJCher May 2018 #19

A loooong cat for you :) Donkees May 2018 #23

LOL!! NJCher May 2018 #24

I see what you did there! lunatica May 2018 #25

Mare Mama Bayard May 2018 #20

They were all lovely. Thanks. planetc May 2018 #21

Awww! How sweet! smirkymonkey May 2018 #22

Photos: Animal Mothers and Babies Talitha May 2018 #26

Welcome to DU :) Donkees May 2018 #30

Ohai. :) SalmonChantedEvening May 2018 #27

:) Donkees May 2018 #31

So sweet! demmiblue May 2018 #28

Kick for cuteness! red dog 1 May 2018 #29

Brought me to tears ailsagirl May 2018 #33

Love these! Rhiannon12866 May 2018 #36

One more, LOL! Rhiannon12866 May 2018 #37

Perfect photo for the tail end of the thread :) Donkees May 2018 #38

Thanks! That one made me laugh, so I couldn't resist! Rhiannon12866 May 2018 #39

SO CUTE!!! ailsagirl May 2018 #45

LOVE THESE PHOTOS, EVERYONE!! ailsagirl May 2018 #40

King Penguins: The ''massive downy coat'' is part of it ... Donkees May 2018 #41

Another view for comparison ... Donkees May 2018 #42

This photo shows the first gray coat changing to big brown fluff (?) Donkees May 2018 #43

Thanks, Donkees! I always wondered about this ailsagirl May 2018 #44

That is just the cutest thing! Rhiannon12866 May 2018 #46