The penguins make the grueling journey across some 70 miles (110 kilometers) of Antarctic ice each April to return to the breeding grounds where they were born. After the courtship period, the couple forms a strong bond until the egg is laid in May or early June.

每年四月，企鹅们历尽艰险，跋涉于南极冰面，行程70余英里（110公里），返回出生之地。在求爱期过后，企鹅夫妇便会保持稳固的夫妻关系直道五月或六月初产下蛋来。

However, as soon as the egg is transferred to the father, the mother takes off to return to her feeding grounds. She returns some two months later. The starving male, who hasn't had a meal in months, immediately leaves.

但是，一旦企鹅蛋转交给了企鹅爸爸，企鹅妈妈就会迫不及待的返回食物丰富的乐土。大约两个月后，当她重返此地时，饥寒交迫的雄性朋友已难耐数月的饥饿，会立即离开。

The two trade off rearing their fish and returning to the sea to feed for about five months, until the chick is old enough to be left on its own. After that point the parents will probably never see each other—or their offspring— again.

夫妻两个就这样交替的匆忙于照顾孩子和寻找食物之间，直道小企鹅能够独立生活。从那以后两只企鹅很可能就永别对方——或它们的子女。

"In a way, the film anthropomorphized the lives of the penguins, but I think it's OK," Kooyman said. "Simplifying some aspects of the penguins' life story makes it more accessible to the general public."

“某种程度上，电影将企鹅的生活拟人化，这很好，”Kooyman说“简化了企鹅生活的某些方面，观众更宜于接受了。”