Skipper and Ping, The Gay Penguins Have Adopted An Abandoned..

This is a natural instinct for male penguins, who look after their eggs for around three months, while the mother penguins are out hunting. During this time, the father penguins cannot hunt for food because the egg is nestled on top of their feet under the flap of skin that serves as a kind of pouch, called a brood pouch, and the temperatures can get to -35 degrees Celsius. 

The group of father penguins, which can reach into the thousands, huddle together and constantly rotate so that every penguin has an equal share of time on the cold outside of the circle and in the warm middle. By the time the mother penguin returns, the father penguin has fasted for four months and has done nothing but keep its egg warm and safe. Talk about dedication!