Emperor Penguins Are On The Move to Avoid Breeding On Melting Ice
As the rapidly worsening climate catastrophe triggers ever more Antarctic ice to melt, emperor penguins, which breed on ice, are facing an uncertain future
Adult emperor penguins, Aptenodytes forsteri, with a chick near Halley Research Station in Antarctica. Scientists have spotted previously unknown colonies of emperor penguins using new satellite imagery. At least some emperor penguins are moving their colonies as melting ice from climate change threatens breeding grounds. (Credit: British Antarctic Survey)
In a rare bit of good news, it has been revealed that at least some emperor penguins are relocating their breeding colonies and establishing new ones because the rapidly worsening climate catastrophe is melting yet more patches of frozen sea ice where they used to breed. Satellite imagery revealed four previously unknown emperor penguin breeding colonies, bringing the total number identified in Antarctica to 66.
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