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Antarctic wildlife
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13 January 2024
How Adélie Penguins Use Sea Ice to Optimize Their Migration Journeys?
Research from the non-profit organization Point Blue Conservation Science, based in Petaluma, highlights the impact of sea ice on the annual migrations of Adélie penguins in the Ross Sea, Antarctica. The study, titled "Going with the floe: Sea‐ice movement affects distance and destination during Adélie penguin winter movements," published in Ecology, reveals crucial insights into how these penguins navigate and adapt to their environment.
4 December 2023
This Penguin’s Amazing Sleep Pattern: 4-Second Microsleeps, Thousands of Times a Day
The chinstrap penguin's power naps become even shorter and more frequent while caring for its eggs.