The government said with the Southern Hemisphere summer approaching, it had been time-crucial to return Gus to the ocean where he could thermoregulate. Emperor penguins have been known to cover up ...

Emperor penguins are a vital part of the Antarctic food chain – they eat creatures like squid and small fish, and are an important source of food for predators like leopard seals and large sharks. By ...

These penguins are also threatened by industrial fisheries and ocean acidification, which further reduce prey availability. Determined to keep global warming from finally tipping the odds too heavily ...

Record low levels of Antarctic sea ice in late 2023 resulted in breeding failures in a fifth of the continent’s emperor penguin colonies, according to a new study from the British Antarctic ...

Plus, how ocean plastic and climate change are threatening their 'egg-istence ... Where all other penguin species lay two eggs, the emperor penguin female lays only one, measuring 11.1 to 12.7 cm long ...

Shooting Stars Capturing the flight of emperor penguins in Antarctica ... was really only one opening where the penguins entered and exited the ocean. A: The first night in camp, the penguins ...

Emperor penguins don’t live on U.S. territory ... within the pack ice – sea ice floes that move with the wind or ocean currents and may merge. Sea ice is also important for resting, during ...

The world’s largest iceberg is on a collision course with a remote British island, potentially putting penguins and seals at risk. The iceberg, A23a, broke free from its position north of the South ...

A large number of emperor penguin chicks were hit by the effects of climate change in 2023 as their icy homes were eroded despite the species’ endeavours to adjust to the shrinking landscape ...