Scientists Discover “Supercolony” of Adelie Penguins in the Danger Islands
For the past 40 years, the total number of Adélie Penguins, one of the most common on the Antarctic Peninsula, has been steadily declining—or so…
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New Emperor Penguin Colonies Discovered in Antarctica
Scientists observed two new colonies totaling 6,000 emperor penguin chicks near Mertz Glacier in Antarctica, raising the estimated population in this area to about three…
Giant Oligocene Kairuku Penguins Stood Nearly Five Feet Tall
Paleontologists have reconstructed a model of the Kairuku penguin that stood almost 4 feet 6 inches in height in what’s now New Zealand. The Kairuku…