Global Warming Threatens Penguins

King Penguin

A pair courting in the Falkland Islands. There are currently 2 million pairs of breeding King Penguins on the islands north of
Frans Lanting / Corbis

King Penguin
There are currently 2 million pairs of breeding King Penguins on the islands north of Antarctica. Research suggests that the population is declining as sea temperatures warm and the birds are forced to travel longer distances to find food.

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