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Cover image‘Young emperor penguin, about 4 months old, being fed by its parent just back from its foraging trip at sea (Atka Bay, Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica).’, copyright [Alfred Wegener Institute/Photo: Céline Le Bohec, CNRS/CSM], used with kind permission [Alfred Wegener Institute/Photo: Céline Le Bohec, CNRS/CSM].