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Emperor penguin released at sea 20 days after waddling onto Australian beach
1 month ago

Emperor penguin released at sea 20 days after waddling onto Australian beach

Associated Press  

MELBOURNE, Australia — The only emperor penguin known to have swum from Antarctica to Australia was released at sea 20 days after he waddled ashore on a popular tourist beach, officials said Friday. The adult male was found on Nov. 1 on Ocean Beach sand dunes in the town of Denmark in temperate southwest Australia — about 3,500 kilometers north …

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Emperor penguin lands in Australian town 21,000 miles away from icy home in Antarctica
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Emperor penguin lands in Australian town 21,000 miles away from icy home in Antarctica

The Independent  

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Emperor penguin surprises surfers in Australia after travelling 2,100 MILES from its home in Antarctica - the longest journey ever recorded for the species
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Emperor penguin surprises surfers in Australia after travelling 2,100 MILES from its home in Antarctica - the longest journey ever recorded for the species

Daily Mail  

From kangaroos to koalas, Australia is home to some of the most incredible animals in the world. Experts believe the emperor penguin travelled to Australia from its home in Antarctica, which is a staggering 2,134 miles away. This marks the longest journey ever recorded for the species – and is the furthest north an emperor penguin has ever been seen …

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Climate change killed thousands of emperor penguin chicks in Antarctica last year
1 year, 3 months ago

Climate change killed thousands of emperor penguin chicks in Antarctica last year

Live Mint  

Climate skeptics often question the many warnings from scientists about the catastrophic impact of Antarctica’s ice melting, but the recent death of emperor penguin chicks due to the loss of sea ice should come as a wake-up call. Researchers from the British Antartic Survey say that due to the largescale loss of sea ice, there is a high probability that …

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Warming decimates Antarctica’s emperor penguin chicks
1 year, 3 months ago

Warming decimates Antarctica’s emperor penguin chicks

Al Jazeera  

Of five sites monitored in the Bellingshausen Sea region, four experienced a 100 percent loss of chicks, scientists say. Helpless emperor penguin chicks perished at multiple breeding grounds in West Antarctica late last year, drowning or freezing to death when sea ice eroded by global warming gave way under their tiny feet, scientists have said. “This is the first major …

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Record sea ice melt in Antarctica doomed thousands of penguin chicks to a watery grave
1 year, 3 months ago

Record sea ice melt in Antarctica doomed thousands of penguin chicks to a watery grave

LA Times  

Emperor penguin chicks emerge from their eggs in the coldest days of Antarctica’s winter. Although individual colonies will occasionally experience an isolated season of failed breeding, “this is the first time we’ve really seen a whole area be lost because of the sea ice,” said Fretwell, a mapping specialist. “Not like what Peter has just shown.” For the study, Fretwell …

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Emperor penguin at serious risk of extinction due to climate change
2 years, 7 months ago

Emperor penguin at serious risk of extinction due to climate change

ABC  

The emperor penguin is at severe risk of extinction in the next 30 to 40 years as a result of climate change, according to research by the Argentine Antarctic Institute. Key points: Penguin chicks succumb to freezing or drowning when exposed to the ocean before they grow their waterproof plumage If nothing changes, many colonies will disappear in the next …

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Emperor Penguin Colonies Face Extinction Due To Climate Change, U.S. Officials Say
3 years, 4 months ago

Emperor Penguin Colonies Face Extinction Due To Climate Change, U.S. Officials Say

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING U.S. officials are seeking to list emperor penguins as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act due to climate change, with the request coming as an independent study warns that nearly all of the seabird’s colonies could be nearly wiped out by 2100. “The decisions made by policymakers today and during the next few decades will …

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