Loss of Antarctic ice hurting survival of emperor penguin chicks, study says
Thursday, 24 August 2023 The loss of ice in a region of Antarctica last year led to the absence of any surviving emperor penguin chicks in four colonies, according to researchers. The lack of ice during the summer months meant that the chicks, which rely on the ice to survive, either drowned or froze to death. Climate change is expected to increase the frequency of such losses in the future.
Can't decide which animals are cute: Baby Black Bear cubs, Baby Meerkats, Fox kits, Baby Elephants, Baby Fur Seals or Emperor Penguin chicks, they all are cute, but I just love the Emperor..
Emperor penguins live in Antarctica and they have long been under threat of extinction. Now their species’ chance of survival has just been dealt another blow, after a mass of sea ice they used as a..