Emperor penguins are some of the most striking and charismatic animals on Earth, but a new study from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) has found that a warming climate may render them extinct by the end of ...
Ecology
Nov 7, 2019
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The concept of a canary in a coal mine – a sensitive species that provides an alert to danger—originated with British miners, who carried actual canaries underground through the mid-1980s to detect the presence of deadly ...
Ecology
Nov 8, 2019
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A penguin dubbed Happy Feet junior has been found stranded 2,000 kilometres (1,250 miles) from home in New Zealand, reviving memories of another wayward penguin that washed up in 2011.
Plants & Animals
Feb 20, 2013
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A species of remarkably faithful penguins may have found the secret to monogamy—plenty of time spent very far apart.
Plants & Animals
Sep 9, 2015
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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.
Plants & Animals
Aug 28, 2011
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Emperor penguins at the Halley Bay colony in the Weddell Sea have failed to raise chicks for the last three years, scientists have discovered.
Ecology
Apr 24, 2019
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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.
Plants & Animals
Aug 17, 2011
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Previously unknown colonies of emperor penguins have been spotted in new satellite imagery.
Plants & Animals
Jan 24, 2024
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For the first time, researchers tracking the behavior of emperor penguins near the sea have identified the importance of sea ice for the penguins' feeding habits. The research, published November 21 in the open access journal ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 21, 2012
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Climate change threatens the survival of dozens of animal species from the emperor penguin to Australian koalas, according to a report released Monday at the UN climate summit.
Ecology
Dec 14, 2009
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