LYRICS
[00:00.0]Males begin to serenade
[00:07.5]posing like statues
[00:13.0]They seem oblivious to the noisy crowd around them
[00:29.3]With so much pressure to perform
and if a female replies they pair up,
New couples quickly form a strong bond
To cement their relationship
the male steps out with his female
The brief courtship complete
There isn't a moment to lose
any male would struggle to stay on top
Several weeks later
and it seems that most couplings were successful
but producing the egg has taken its toll
The females no longer have the energy to incubate
The male takes over
It's still minus 20 degrees centigrade,
so the transfer must be done quickly
or else the egg will freeze
With no bare rock to nest on the male tucks
the egg into a special pouch
where he can keep it warm
It requires an extraordinary piece of teamwork