Climate change: Thousands of penguins die in Antarctic ice …
Aug 24, 2023 · A catastrophic die-off of emperor penguin chicks has been observed in the Antarctic, with up to 10,000 young birds estimated to have been killed.
Climate change: Four new emperor penguin groups found by …
Four new emperor penguin colonies have been identified in Antarctica from satellite imagery. It brings the number of known nesting sites around the White Continent to 66.
Antarctic post office: A home for Christmas among the penguins
Dec 23, 2022 · A group of four British women recently arrived on a remote Antarctic island to look after its population of passing tourists and penguins.
Rare white penguin filmed in Antarctica - BBC
Jan 14, 2024 · A female penguin with leucism from the gentoo species has been filmed at a base in Antarctica. White penguins are rare because leucism is a recessive gene, and they may be more vulnerable to ...
Rare Antarctic penguin accidentally travels 3,000km to New …
A penguin has found itself on the shores of New Zealand, at least 3,000 kilometres (1,864 miles) away from its natural habitat of Antarctica.
Natalie Corbett sacrificed flushing toilet to count Antarctic penguins
Feb 9, 2024 · A woman who spent five months counting penguins at a remote base has called the experience "freeing". Natalie Corbett from Hampshire moved to Port Lockroy - the UK's first base in Antarctica - in ...
Penguin chicks miraculously survive tearaway iceberg - BBC
Sep 27, 2024 · Scientists have now discovered that the tenacious penguins found a way to beat the colossal iceberg - satellite pictures seen exclusively by BBC News this week show life in the colony.
British charity hunts for team to run Antarctica post office - BBC
Successful applicants will be based on Goudier Island in the Antarctic Peninsula, with each other and a colony of Gentoo penguins for company.
Ozone hole: Why Antarctic wildlife is being 'sunburnt’ - BBC
Apr 26, 2024 · A hole in the ozone layer - the protective barrier of gas in the upper atmosphere - now lingers over the frozen continent for more of the year. A major cause of ozone loss is believed to be the ...
How the Highlands prepared me to count penguins in Antarctica
Oct 9, 2024 · Edinburgh-born Maggie Coll is preparing for the "adventure of a lifetime" spending five months 9,000 miles from home, counting penguins in Antarctica.