They usually keep the egg on top of their feet and lower their belly over it to keep it warm and snug, the male and female take turns in caring for it until it hatches.
He sits on it.
Both the mum and the dad penguin care for the egg and the baby penguin.
Emperor penguin parents are very dedicated. After giving the single egg to the father, the mother leaves. The egg is on top of the father’s feet, and under his brood flap, which is a piece of loose skin, holding the egg to the father. The father Emperor penguin incubates the egg. Approximately 10 penguins stand in a huddle for 2-3 months in order to keep the egg as warm as possible. The father looses about half of his body weight, because he only eats a small portion of snow, while he is patiently waiting for the egg to hatch. The care of the baby all changes once the egg has hatched, their mothers comes back to take care of them. Although the father doesn’t want to give up its baby, it eventually does. The baby is moved to the feet of the father Emperor Penguin to the feet of the mother Emperor Penguin, who continues to care for it.
They take care of the egg by sitting on it. Intil it's ready to hatch.
Mothers do not care for the baby egg. While the father cares for it, the mother goes out hunting for food for the winter.
about a week
The male penguin while the fe-male leaves to bring back food for when the egg hatches
2-4 months
The male penguin does.
An penguin is a bird that can take a very long time to develop from an egg to an adult.
no
parent penguins do take care of thier eggs,they take shifts the dad warms the egg while the mother gets food