Emperor penguins are highly sensitive animals. When scientists attempt to personally assess the penguins’ health status, anxiety sets in, disturbing the heart rate and other important indicators. Yvon Le Maho of the University of Strasbourg in France conducted a team which came up with a method to avoid getting too close to the shy animals in Adelie Land, Antarctica. The team constructed a … [Read more...]
Emperor Penguins More Adaptable To Climate Change to Find New Breeding
A new study released this week led by the University of Minnesota found out that emperor penguins, at least, may be more adaptable than previously expected. It turns out that these penguins are more willing to locate in the face of changing temperatures. Earlier it was thought that the emperor penguin were philopatric that means they return to the same spot, every year to nest and that they are … [Read more...]
Global Warming force change of Breeding Location among Emperor Penguins
Emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri) might be adapting to a warming planet, according to a new study. It turns out that these penguins are more willing to locate themselves in the face of changing temperatures. Researchers from British Antarctic Survey looked at satellite data on the movements of four Antarctic emperor penguin colonies and found that these birds are shifting from their … [Read more...]