News tagged with emperor penguin
Counting penguins from space
A new study using satellite mapping technology reveals there are twice as many emperor penguins in Antarctica than was previously thought. The results provide an important benchmark for monitoring the impact ...
Apr 13, 2012 |
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Emperor penguin makes rare appearance in NZealand
Wildlife experts said they were astonished Wednesday at the appearance of an Emperor penguin in New Zealand, some 3,000 kilometres (1,900 miles) from his Antarctic home.
Jun 22, 2011 |
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Keeping warm: Coordinated movements in a penguin huddle
To survive temperatures below -50 C and gale-force winds above 180 km/h during the Antarctic winter, Emperor penguins form tightly packed huddles and, as has recently been discovered – the penguins actually ...
Jun 01, 2011 |
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The poop on finding penguins: Follow the guano
(AP) -- Scientists looking for lost penguins stumbled upon an effective method: Follow their poop from space.
Jun 02, 2009 |
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Emperor penguins march toward extinction?
Popularized by the 2005 movie "March of the Penguins," emperor penguins could be headed toward extinction in at least part of their range before the end of the century, according to a paper by Woods Hole Oceanographic ...
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Jan 27, 2009 |
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Milking the pigeon: extracting the mechanisms involved
Pigeons, flamingos and male emperor penguins are all able to produce "milk" in their crop to feed their chicks. Research published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Genomics uses new technology to stu ...
Sep 18, 2011 |
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Happy Feet the penguin missing in Southern Ocean
Scientists tracking Happy Feet, the wayward penguin who became a worldwide celebrity after washing up on a New Zealand beach, said Monday they had lost contact with the giant bird.
Sep 12, 2011 |
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New Zealand's lost penguin sets sail for home
A wayward emperor penguin that found international fame after washing up lost on a New Zealand beach made a low-key exit from Wellington Monday aboard a research ship bound for his home waters.
Aug 29, 2011 |
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New Zealand's lost penguin heads home
Fattened up on a diet of "fish milkshakes" and escorted by his own personal veterinary team, the world's most famous penguin, Happy Feet, sets sail Monday for the icy waters he calls home.
Aug 28, 2011 |
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N.Z.'s lost penguin to hitch home on research ship
A wayward Emperor penguin that washed up in New Zealand will be shipped back to sub-antarctic waters later this month on a scientific research vessel, Wellington Zoo said Wednesday.
Aug 17, 2011 |
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New Zealand's wayward penguin faces long swim home
(AP) -- A young emperor penguin that turned up on a New Zealand beach won't be getting a free ride all the way back to its Antarctic home - but the bird's human friends will at least help it get a little ...
Jun 29, 2011 |
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Top medic operates on New Zealand's 'lost' penguin
One of New Zealand's top surgeons was enlisted to operate on an ailing Emperor penguin found on a beach near Wellington, some 3,000 kilometres (1,900 miles) from its Antarctic home.
Jun 27, 2011 |
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Ill penguin stranded in NZ is offered a lift home
(AP) -- A young emperor penguin stranded in New Zealand has survived two medical procedures and now has an offer of a lift home.
Jun 25, 2011 |
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NZ zoo takes in penguin that mistook sand for snow
(AP) -- This is one homesick penguin, stranded on a New Zealand beach 2,000 miles from Antarctica and eating sand it mistook for snow.
Jun 24, 2011 |
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Concerns for New Zealand's wayward penguin
An Emperor penguin that washed up lost on a New Zealand beach this week was taken to Wellington Zoo Friday after its health deteriorated, wildlife experts said. ...
Jun 24, 2011 |
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