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Life begins with a ferocious drive for survival and the quest for genetic immortality, a pursuit faced by newborns across species. From the moment sea turtles hatch, their fate hangs in a precarious balance. In daylight, they zip toward the ocean, where peril looms at each step. Only one in a thousand sea turtles will endure to see another day, yet their significant reproductive strategy has ensured survival for over 100 million years.
In stark contrast, emperor penguins embrace a different survival strategy. In the bitter Antarctic cold, male penguins obsessively care for a single egg, sacrificing nourishment to shield their offspring at all costs. Even with all their devotion, only half of the chicks survive the season's rigors, reiterating the harshness of life's realities in the wild.