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Scientists investigate thousands of dead Antarctic penguins for bird flu

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Dr. Sarah Adams

By Jake Spring (Reuters) – Has bird flu already killed hundreds, if not thousands of penguins in Antarctica? That’s what researchers are ...

Thousands of Emperor Penguins Discovered by Satellite

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Dr. Sarah Adams

A careful study of satellite imagery has revealed four previously unknown colonies of emperor penguins along the edges of Antarctica, a promising ...

New emperor penguin colonies revealed by bird poop visible from space

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Dr. Sarah Adams

LONDON — Poop stains are rarely cause for celebration. But they are the reason Antarctic researchers have been able to identify four ...

Scientists spot previously unknown colonies of emperor penguins in Antarctica

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Previously unknown colonies of emperor penguins have been spotted in new satellite imagery. Emperor penguins, considered “near threatened” with extinction, are the ...

Chinstrap penguins survive on more than 10,000 naps a day, study finds

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Dr. Sarah Adams

The art of nodding off appears to have been mastered by breeding chinstrap penguins, who take more than 10,000 naps a day, ...