Touching Animal Souls

> > Dear PenguinPromises > > The penguins have been doing really well since I wrote to you last. The weather > has been very mixed, with some really hot days, and some cold windy days. The > temperature reached 26°C (79°F) just a few days ago, which is very hot for southern > Patagonia. > > Thankfully we have not had much rain in the colony, so that has been good news > for the chicks. Despite being penguins, the chicks do not like getting wet. They > do not have the waterproof feathers of Promises when they are small. The fluffy > feathers keep the chicks warm when they are dry, but are like a woolly sweater, > and do not help in the rain at all. > > It is up to Promises to keep the chicks safe and dry during rain when they are > little, but the chicks are now big enough that rain no longer bothers them. They > are now big enough to leave the nest and explore their surroundings. I attach > ...