Penguin envy

'Not many human dads would fancy devoting nine weeks to solo childcare at -60°C with no food and only snow to drink. Not many mums would enjoy trekking off in the meanwhile to collect the fish without even a prospect of chips to go with it.'

Hard to disagree with...

The Guardian's Film Blog critiques modern parenting in a fascinating article that pits the humble human against that paragon of 'good enough parenting', the penguin - taking in Happy Feet, Mr Popper's Penguins, Madagascar and the March of the Penguins.