On our flight to the Lazarev emperor penguin colony in Dronning Maud Land, our expert pilots landed us right on the sea ice. This ice develops over the winter when temperatures are low enough to freeze the ocean around Antarctica. This process effectively doubles the size of the continent. Emperor penguins rely on the sea ice for their colonies. Most emperors will never touch rocky ground, spending their entire lives either on ice, or in the ocean. Lazarev was the second emperor penguin colony I