Why penguin poop makes krill swim for their lives
A new study shows that the mere presence of poop prompted the crustaceans to launch into evasive maneuvers. New research ...
Elderly penguins are retiring in style on their own island at this Boston aquarium
The New England Aquarium in Boston has opened a new private island for their elderly African penguins, where they can eat and ...
The Mississippi Aquarium has welcomed its first baby penguins. Now you can go see them
In January, the Mississippi Aquarium welcomed two tiny critically endangered penguin hatchlings — the first penguins born in ...
At a penguin ‘retirement home,’ a slower pace and plenty of fish
Geriatric African penguins don’t have to worry about younger birds bombarding the buckets of fish delivered by trainers at ...
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Stinky penguin poop strikes fear into the hearts of Antarctic krill
The foul stench of penguin poop sets Antarctic krill on edge. In lab experiments, the mere scent of penguin droppings — or guano — sent krill scrambling for escape, researchers report March 20 in ...
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Scientists Uncover a Frozen History in 6,000 Years’ Worth of Penguin Poop, Revealing Past Ecology on Antarctica
Sediment samples from the Ross Sea coastline are revealing insights into how animals like elephant seals and Adélie penguins ...
New England Aquarium builds retirement home for aging penguins
African penguins at the New England Aquarium will live well into their golden years on a new, private island specifically ...
Critically endangered penguin chicks born at Michigan zoo - and there is a contest to name them
The African penguin population has plummeted astronomically thanks to overfishing, climate change and other threats ...
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Inside Antarctica’s plague-infested penguin colonies
A team from EL PAÍS joins the Spanish expedition which has detected the spread of deadly avian flu among Antarctic fauna ...
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At a Penguin ‘Retirement Home,’ a Slower Pace and Plenty of Fish
Image The residents of the “country club for older animals” are sectioned off from three other islands inhabited by penguins via a mesh gate in the water. Below, a penguin trainer cuddling ...