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Antarctic Penguins Find Research Camera, Proceed to Take Most Adorable Selfies

By Tia Ghose published

An adorable pair of emperor penguins recently captured the cutest of all animal selfies when they encountered a camera left behind in their rookery.

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Poop Stains Lead Researchers to Hidden 'Supercolony' of 1.5 Million Penguins

By Brandon Specktor published

Antarctica's Danger Islands hold an adorable secret.

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Giant Penguin: This Ancient Bird Was As Tall As a Refrigerator

By Laura Geggel published

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Adélie penguins nest in large, densely packed colonies in the same place each year, and they leave behind guano stains on rocks.

Poop Stains Help Scientists Track Antarctic Penguin Colonies

By Kacey Deamer published

Adélie penguins in Antarctica nest in large colonies, and these groupings leave behind massive poop stains on the icy landscape — marks that are so large they can be tracked by satellites.

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Waddle for Science! Penguins Join Protest March

By Kacey Deamer published

The March for Science was not only for people; penguins marched, too.

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Happier Feet: Antarctica Home to Millions More Penguins Than Thought

By Kacey Deamer published

There are 3.6 million more penguins in Antarctica than previously estimated.

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Adélie penguins like this one feed mainly on krill.

Let's All Chill: Antarctica's Adélie Penguins Are Probably Fine

By Becky Oskin published

There may be other explanations for 150,000 missing Adélie penguins presumed dead in Antarctica.

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Adélie penguins come to the edge of sea ice to feed on krill and fish.

In Photos: Adélie Penguins of East Antarctica

By Becky Oskin published

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ittle penguins, equipped with video cameras, revealed the birds often forage in groups.

Penguin Candid Camera: Little Birds Reveal Hunting Secrets

By Charles Q. Choi published

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Aa lava tumbling into the sea at Sullivan Bay, Ecuador, Galapagos Islands

Using Loopholes, Nature May Save Galápagos Penguins (Op-Ed)

By Raghu Murtugudde, Earth System Science published

Opinion The Galápagos are more than a life raft in Pacific currents — they actually alter the Pacific currents, and in so doing, help feed the islands' residents.

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