Emperor penguins: thousands of chicks in Antarctica likely died due to record-low sea ice levels
by Graham Readfearn from Environment | The Guardian on (#6E4J6)
Breeding failures in the Bellingshausen Sea without precedent' as multiple colonies across large region all failed in a single season
Thousands of emperor penguin chicks across four colonies in Antarctica likely died because of record-low sea ice levels that caused a catastrophic breeding failure" in late 2022, according to new research.
Analysis of satellite images showed the break-up of usually stable sea ice and the disappearance of the colonies at a time when chicks had not yet grown their waterproof feathers.
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