How do emperor penguin dads stop their eggs from freezing?

1. Emperor penguins do in huge colonies of several thousands birds. 2. Female penguins set off to the sea to replenish with fish after laying an enormous egg. 3. Incubating an egg takes around 4 months. 4. The birds are almost completely covered in a dense layer of feathers that's several centimeters thick, which insulates their own bodies and their young. 5. An emperor penguin is equipped with a flap of naked skin on its abdomen, called the "brood pouch" that protects the egg. A bird artfully balances an egg on its feet,presses it up against this bare skin and then covers the egg over with a fleecy fold of belly plumage that completely insulates the offspring from the frozen world outside. 6. adaptations 7. The surface of the birds' feather are actually cool. 8. Group hugs- emperor penguins are famed for creating enormous huddles wherein hundreds of birds jam together in a constantly circulating mass to ensure collective warmth. 9, Their sheer body heat is able to elevate the temperature of the air within the huddle. 10. Amid subzero conditions, the impressive heat of the huddle can help emperor penguin dads slow their metabolism and reduce energy use, so they can continue warming their precious offspring. p.s. human would feel a bit cool when the temperature is below 68F(20C), but penguins can extend down to around minus 10C(14F).