Global Warming Threatens Penguins

Frosty Chicks

The male Emperor Penguin famously guards the egg on its feet in blizzards and temperatures as low as -49c until
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Frosty Chicks
The male Emperor Penguin famously guards the egg on its feet in blizzards and temperatures as low as -49c until it hatches. A 2009 report of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences argues that the early break-up of the winter sea ice that supports the colony may contribute to low breeding success.

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