A baby boom of penguins starts near the Vernadsky polar station

Penguin chicks are beginning to hatch in Antarctica near the Ukrainian polar station Akademik Vernadskyy. The footage was published by the National Antarctic Research Centre.

Biologist of the 28th Ukrainian Antarctic expedition Vadym Tkachenko counted more than 750 chicks of subantarctic penguins on Galindez Island.

This is almost 16% of the total number of eggs laid, so it is too early to talk about a real baby boom. According to scientist's calculations, it will start in mid-January, when the number of babies should sharply increase," the polar explorers reported.

Among the penguins there are very small babies, and there are those that have grown well and are catching up with the size of their parents. The cubs will remain in the nests for a few more weeks under the permanent care of one of the parents.