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                    <title><![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Penguins ]]></title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Fossil of huge penguin that lived 3 million years ago discovered in New Zealand — what happened to it? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The newly-discovered penguin species went extinct when the ice age hit, but researchers don't think the cold was to blame for their demise. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Daniel Thomas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cmpTBakS3pKw7s22qhBJjh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Modern penguins thrive in colder climates, so why did the New Zealand penguin fail to survive? ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a row of emperor penguins walking in the snow]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rocket-like jellyfish, regal Komodo dragon and harrowing whale rescue — see the stunning Ocean Photographer of the Year 2025 finalists ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Finalists in the Ocean Photographer of the Year 2025 competition capture beautiful images of animals and people oceans. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2025 13:13:04 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Rivers &amp; Oceans]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ perri.thaler@futurenet.com (Perri Thaler) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Perri Thaler ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/n5ick6pMduTs7JujboP2ed-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This photo of an agile penguin colony in Antarctic water is a finalist in the Wildlife category of the Ocean Photographer of the Year 2025 competition.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Penguins swim underwater]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Penguin Vessel: 1,600-year-old Nazca depiction of a cold-water Humboldt penguin that lives in tropical Peru ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A rare penguin-shaped pot reveals the Nazca's interest in depicting the wildlife around them. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qvfaLZPbt3G5gbiUvmUZMR-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This penguin-shaped vessel from Peru was made by the Nazca people.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A conical pot that is brown, orange, and cream colored has a tiny beak and arms, representing a Humboldt penguin]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ World's largest iceberg, A23a, is disintegrating into thousands of pieces alongside penguin refuge — Earth from space ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new satellite photo has revealed that the "megaberg," A23a, is beginning to break apart, spawning thousands of smaller ice chunks around the Antarctic island of South Georgia. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2025 09:32:50 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Antarctica]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6XNDhjgjwdTmvqiLTXHFBM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Thousands of tiny icebergs have calved off the world&#039;s largest iceberg, A23a, since it grounded off the coast of South Georgia island in March.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A satellite photo of a giant iceberg next to an island with hundreds of smaller icebergs surrounding the pair]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Secrets of the Penguins' will take penguin observations 'to another level,' executive producer James Cameron ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A three-part documentary on penguins' hidden lives will reveal a number of never-before-seen moments. Here's what executive producer James Cameron said about what to expect. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 19 Apr 2025 15:01:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:05:46 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rz6PjFj3vd8kNCTz7T9W8Y-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Emperor penguin chicks take their first swim in Atka Bay, Antarctica]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Emperor penguin chicks take their first swim in Atka Bay, Antarctica]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why don't all birds fly? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Why don't some birds, like penguins, ostriches and kiwis, take to the skies? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2025 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 24 Mar 2025 11:48:37 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Clarissa Brincat ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jUin2w5J7FkCUXbX88csGT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Penguins can&#039;t fly through the air, but they retained their flight muscles and repurposed them for swimming.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of a penguin gliding through the air as it swims]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Queen of icebergs' A23a grounds off South Atlantic wildlife haven ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The world's largest iceberg has run aground just off the coast of South Georgia. But what does this mean for the wildlife there? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 13:11:24 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Planet Earth]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ pandora.dewan@futurenet.com (Pandora Dewan) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Pandora Dewan ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/StrUCPcS2xeb3GQ7Khea5S-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Iceberg A23a drifting in the southern ocean having broken free from the Larsen Ice Shelf.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Iceberg A23a drifting in the southern ocean having broken free from the Larsen Ice Shelf.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Cheating little penguins are big on divorce, and other breeding secrets revealed ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A little penguin colony in Australia struggles during years with high penguin divorce rates, but the divorcees could have more offspring in the long run if they find better mates, a new study finds. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jan 2025 14:55:29 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:04:24 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XfGXqhPu3oSTEuqxYTuWwb-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[4FR via Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Little penguins in a breeding nest in Australia.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Little penguins in a breeding nest in Australia.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Meet 'small diver': One of the tiniest penguins ever discovered ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A tiny extinct penguin from New Zealand is key to understanding penguin wing evolution, researchers say. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Df778yKzPMhuxMDrYNWNqE-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Tatsuya Shinmura &amp; Ashoro Museum of Paleontology]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist reconstruction of Pakudyptes, which is one of the smallest penguins on record.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An artist reconstruction of Pakudyptes, which is one of the smallest penguins on record.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 20 amazing animal tongues ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Here's the science behind 20 animal tongues. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YFQedjGfrAXCZiTboMJJB7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Chameleon catching a meal with its tongue.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Chameleon catching a meal with its tongue.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 4 never-before-seen emperor penguin colonies discovered in Antarctica, thanks to poop smears spotted from space ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A scientist scoured satellites for signs of unreported Emperor penguin colonies and made a shocking discovery. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2024 17:42:04 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:33:08 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kiley Price ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4ejoppULjrb5LaQBUuLSHJ-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Photo by Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Emperor penguins are the largest species of penguins — and among the most threatened.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Antarctica, Weddell Sea, Snow Hill Island, Emperor Penguins Aptenodytes forsteri, Adult Penguins Trying To Kidnap Chick.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 11 jaw-dropping fossil discoveries that weren't dinosaurs in 2023 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Move over, dinosaurs: It's time for some of our favorite non-dino fossil stories of 2023 to shine. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HwJxCv6KomG5N3LpMLsdaG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 1st-known 'highly pathogenic' bird flu cases in Antarctic could threaten penguins ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The British Antarctic Survey detected cases of highly pathogenic bird flu in seabirds on Bird Island, located in the Antarctic region in the South Atlantic. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2023 15:47:19 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:03:03 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Sk5NgEY8HkpySQ6EEd9M3E-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Richard Phillips]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has been confirmed in brown skua populations on Bird Island.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two brown skua birds, brown gull type birds, with sharp beaks and webbed feet, stand on green and brown cliffs on Bird Island, with blue water and sky behind them.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 45-mile-long iceberg slams into penguin refuge in Antarctica, almost causing ecological disaster ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Hefty iceberg D-30A has collided with Clarence Island — an important refuge for breeding penguins in Antarctica. But luckily, the penguins weren't at home when the berg struck. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2023 15:11:12 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:46 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/f3TNpnUzeuyquk9hzF6RPB-1280-80.gif">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mass die-off strikes endangered emperor penguin chicks across 4 of 5 West Antarctica colonies ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Out of five known emperor penguin colonies in the Bellingshausen Sea region of western Antarctica, four have failed to breed this year as chicks likely drowned in the melting sea ice. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 24 Aug 2023 15:01:57 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:37:38 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MFEtk4QEAUySrERE55J4z9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) chicks are at risk of drowning if there is too little sea ice.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two emperor penguin chicks groom themselves in melting ice.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Adorable extinct penguin was one of the smallest of its kind to ever walk Earth, tiny skull fossils reveal ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The newfound extinct species is remarkably similar to the living "little penguin," which only weighs around 2 pounds. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 06 Jul 2023 14:33:23 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:48:58 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VDmkV47hb6qoKbXWiFUfRS-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Simone Giovanardi/Massey University]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Largest penguin ever discovered weighed a whopping 340 pounds, fossils reveal ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers in New Zealand have unearthed fossils from two previously unknown ancient penguin species. One of the new species is the largest penguin ever discovered. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2023 17:00:52 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:53:33 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Fwi8eNhqJf5vhtKd9uReDT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s reconstruction of what Kumimanu fordycei and Petradyptes stonehousei may have looked like. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s reconstruction of what Kumimanu fordycei and Petradyptes stonehousei may have looked like. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hidden, never-before-seen penguin colony spotted from space ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/satellites-reveal-emperor-penguin-colony-antarctica</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Satellite photos showing poop stains in the West Antarctic snow and ice have revealed a previously unknown breeding colony of emperor penguins. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2023 00:01:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:45:32 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tom Metcalfe ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zRMbv6nr7BTXyEzRQmyfwZ-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Christopher Walton/BAS]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Scientists have discovered a previously unknown breeding colony of emperor penguins in satellite photographs of West Antarctica.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[This photo shows hundreds of empire penguins standing on a snowy hill near the water in Antarctica. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ In 'bizarre behavior,' New Zealand penguins lay one egg, reject it, and then lay another. Now, scientists know why.  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Erect-crested penguins commonly perform a practice that's rare in birds: They lay an egg only to reject it, to ensure the survival of a second, bigger egg. Researchers finally cracked the case of this odd behavior. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2022 18:01:59 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:34:19 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jennifer Nalewicki ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2F5RhoQaBkmv5ynwpreKPo-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Lloyd Davis]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Erect-crested penguins exhibit an odd breeding behavior in which they reject bad eggs for good ones.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A pair of erect-crested penguins in their New Zealand habitat.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Are penguins really monogamous? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ It depends on how you define monogamy. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2022 10:00:01 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:03:43 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joshua A. Krisch ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mRqSQP9zwLphhbdjG2UCdY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Two gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) at Volunteer Point in the Falkland Islands.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) at Volunteer Point in the Falkland Islands.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Meet the robot keeping an eye on emperor penguins in Antarctica ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/robot-in-antarctica-watches-over-penguin-population</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A rolling robot is helping scientists to observe and record penguin behavior. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2022 16:03:41 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:36:32 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ scott.dutfield@futurenet.com (Scott Dutfield) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Scott Dutfield ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Sct8vn2Kcm54juhKpe5cBb-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Aymeric Houstin, FAU]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[ECHO-Rover approaches an emperor penguin colony in Atka Bay, Antarctica.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[ECHO UGV monitoring penguin population]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 5,000 of the world's smallest penguins waddle onto Australian beach in record-breaking parade ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A nightly penguin parade takes place on Phillip Island. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2022 14:28:09 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:59:49 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GBtsBofdUKbrr93TDkUqun-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Phillip Island Nature Parks]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Phillip Island&#039;s little penguins march across the beach in droves every night.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[photo of little penguins marching onto phillip island from the water]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Same-sex penguins hatch their first chick at New York zoo ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A pair of same-sex penguins have incubated and hatched their first chick at a New York zoo, adding to the list of successful same-sex penguin foster parents. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2022 14:51:04 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:36:46 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GKYR4g9moowRR8NrgQ3cWk-1280-80.jpeg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Rosamond Gifford Zoo]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The same-sex penguin pair&#039;s new chick. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The same-sex penguin pair&#039;s new chick. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Here's why a new penguin colony in Antarctica is cause for concern ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists in Antarctica have unexpectedly spotted a sub-Antarctic penguin breeding on the southernmost continent. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2022 15:14:03 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:33:39 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/c5kTgTnwQBChDA5KHxgf7J-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[© Tomás Munita/Greenpeace]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Gentoo penguins tend to their chicks on Andersson Island, Antarctica.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Gentoo penguins tend to their chicks on Andersson Island, Antarctica.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rare total solar eclipse over Antarctica dazzles ... the penguins ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Anyone in Antarctica today would have experienced the only total solar eclipse of the year, suggesting one of the largest groups of individuals to observe the gorgeous show would have been the southern continent's penguins. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 04 Dec 2021 16:10:59 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:53:43 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeanna Bryner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ex69AtyUCjUZWa2HPwYAH3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Do you think any penguins looked up from Snow Hill Island on the Antarctic Peninsula to catch the total solar eclipse?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Do you think any penguins looked up from Snow Hill Island on the Antarctic Peninsula to catch the total solar eclipse?]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Kids discover giant penguin’s fossil skeleton in New Zealand ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A newly described extinct giant penguin from New Zealand has unusually long legs and a long, slender beak, and it dates to a time when much of the region was underwater. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aWUH8VPjhK2TXyspfHRpV9-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Simone Giovanardi]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The giant penguin, Kairuku waewaeroa.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The giant penguin, Kairuku waewaeroa.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Sea creatures' strange circular swimming has scientists puzzled ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists propose that the circling could calibrate the animals' magnetic biosensors, in much the same way as submarines circle. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2021 12:01:15 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:58:41 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8FQPtARsQRRR7jwKTPrXp4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A green sea turtle swimming in Egypt&#039;s Red Sea.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A green sea turtle swimming in Egypt&#039;s Red Sea.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Adorable 'confused penguin' charms the internet: What really happened?  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A rockhopper penguin in the Falkland Islands needed a little guidance after getting separated from his penguin group. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2021 19:58:38 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:17:33 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sQzeaMD6fZU9kMgVGZ8nfF-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Rockhopper penguin adult returning from the sea, at a nesting colony on Bleaker Island in the Falklands.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Rockhopper penguin adult returning from the sea, at a nesting colony on Bleaker Island in the Falklands.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ World's largest iceberg continues to break up off the coast of South Georgia ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/a68a-worlds-largest-iceberg-breaking-up-south-georgia</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ It is hoped that the icebergs will now miss the island, but their fate is still uncertain. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2020 15:28:27 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:50:07 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Bwj7MQxPHPPA3tJuMQYdsJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The expedition ship M/S Explorer inches up to the edge of Iceberg A-68a with a humpback whale breaching the surface in the Weddell Sea.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The expedition ship M/S Explorer inches up to the edge of Iceberg A-68a with a humpback whale breaching the surface in the Weddell Sea.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The world's largest iceberg has just broken in two ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A chunk of ice about the size of Queens and the Bronx combined has broken off what was, until this fracture, the world's largest iceberg. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2020 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:50:02 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rafi Letzter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gFqUFBPr76RtqoUbqY2TPY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A Dec. 17 image shows A-68a after its big split, likely due to a collision with shallow seabed off the shore of South Georgia.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A Dec. 17 image shows A-68a after its big split, likely due to a collision with shallow seabed off the shore of South Georgia.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Dozens of ancient penguin 'mummies' discovered at lost nesting site in Antarctica ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/ancient-penguin-mummies-antarctica.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Melting snow in Antarctica reveals ancient penguin 'mummies' dating to 5,000 years ago. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2020 21:11:34 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:39:27 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5QNwttnQXgDfZnTJLxsKRC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A mummified Adélie penguin chick&#039;s head in Antarctica.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A mummified Adélie penguin chick&#039;s head in Antarctica.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Penguins shoot 'poop bombs' more than 4 feet, incredibly important study finds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ How much force must a penguin apply in order to blast a flying poop projectile, and how far can it travel? Fortunately for us all, scientists now have answers. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2020 11:58:34 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:30:20 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tC4u36vZ97YxezCcX3ABxm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[When penguins are pooping, you&#039;d better stand back.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[When penguins are pooping, you&#039;d better stand back.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Gay' Penguin Couple Had No Egg of Their Own. So They Stole One. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A pair of mated male penguins in a Dutch zoo were so eager for offspring that they stole an egg from another couple's nest. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 18 Nov 2019 21:07:48 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:59:18 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GsXuZjpqNgBgNFuiDY2BeD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Unlike the Dutch penguins who absconded with another penguin&#039;s egg, two male king penguins in Zoo Berlin named Skip and Ping adopted an abandoned egg in August. They had previously tried to hatch stones in their enclosure.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two male king penguins in Zoo Berlin named Skip and Ping adopted an abandoned egg in August; they had previously tried to hatch stones in their enclosure.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Newly Discovered 'Monster' Penguin Was As Tall As an Adult Human ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Fish swam for their lives when they encountered a forbidding, ancient "monster" penguin that would have towered over today's largest penguin. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 14 Aug 2019 20:01:41 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:36:40 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ru5FhWA6VHb9secgfXDcpW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The newly discovered ancient penguin would have stood about 5 feet, 3 inches (1.6 meters) tall, or about the height of an adult woman. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The newly discovered ancient penguin would have stood about 5 feet, 3 inches (1.6 meters) tall, or about the height of an adult woman. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why Do All the Babies in This Massive Penguin Colony Keep Drowning? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The second-largest emperor penguin colony in the world appears to be collapsing, after rough seas drowned all of its babies three winters in a row. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2019 12:48:33 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:39:27 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rafi Letzter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hrBSCFbPcR5iTFxHFoJKXN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Emperor penguin chicks in Antarctica.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Emperor penguin chicks in Antarctica.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ In Photos: The Emperor Penguin's Beautiful and Extreme Breeding Season ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Emperor penguins are the only penguin species that breeds on the frigid ice sheets of Antarctica in the dead of winter. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2019 11:38:07 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:50:33 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kimberly Hickok ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9pERyFK6vyLKEZh9tQx3u5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The fifth episode of BBC America&#039;s new series, &quot;Dynasties,&quot; follows a colony of several thousand emperor penguins as they brave the elements to breed and raise their young during Antarctica&#039;s ruthless winter. Catch the episode this Saturday, Feb. 16 at 9 p.m. EST/8 p.m. CST on BBC America. Viewers can still watch the first episode, &quot;Lion,&quot; online for free.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[emperor penguins]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How Do Emperor Penguin Dads Stop Their Eggs From Freezing? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/64765-how-penguins-keep-eggs-warm.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ These penguin dads are basically walking hot-water bottles. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2019 11:38:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:55:43 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emma Bryce ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dEKGz6Boic3LhMmKEQn2FC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A 2-week-old chick balances on its mother&#039;s feet and stays warm in her cozy brood pouch. For several weeks, the chicks spend all of their time under the warm protection of their parents. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[emperor penguins]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Here's Why There Are Hundreds of Ancient, Mummified Penguins in Antarctica ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The bodies of hundreds of mummified penguins in Antarctica aren't a sign of an ancient illness that swept through the icy continent, nor are they the remains of a penguin massacre by a ravenous predator. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2018 19:22:02 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:22:34 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BnV5WixsbtgvUdb9J7TD8o-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A 750-year-old graveyard of mummified penguins.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Penguin graveyard]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Friday the 13th Eclipse Visible to Lucky Few ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A solar eclipse is scheduled for Friday the 13th, but most skywatchers will be unlucky without doing a bit of traveling. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2018 20:12:47 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:55:41 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joe Rao ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Gxqvbcc98cRz79DCdJRJHX-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ See 15 Crazy Animal Eyes — Rectangular Pupils to Wild Colors ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ From the mantis shrimp to the dragonfly, here are 15 amazing animal eyes. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2018 11:03:09 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 07 Aug 2019 21:33:58 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WMbzWQcQ4MgqF3mg3qGJpd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'The Truth About Animals': Storks Flying to the Moon, and Other Wild Tales ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Did you know that the late drug lord Pablo Escobar flew kidnapped hippos to Colombia? Or that the African clawed frog Xenopus laevis was once used as a pregnancy test for humans? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2018 23:22:23 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:27:29 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bA2EBSVBK3NU7TjkeK2o8j-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Live Science senior writer Laura Geggel (left) sat down with zoologist, filmmaker and author Lucy Cooke to talk about her new book, &quot;The Truth About Animals: Stoned Sloths, Lovelorn Hippos, and Other Tales from the Wild Side of Wildlife.&quot;]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Did you know that the late drug lord Pablo Escobar flew kidnapped hippos to Colombia? Or that the African clawed frog Xenopus laevis was once used as a pregnancy test for humans?]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Antarctic Penguins Find Research Camera, Proceed to Take Most Adorable Selfies ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ 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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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2018 20:31:35 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:37:52 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tia Ghose ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tLHe3xpr8QGZ6SG83VUYjP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Poop Stains Lead Researchers to Hidden 'Supercolony' of 1.5 Million Penguins ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Antarctica's Danger Islands hold an adorable secret. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2018 12:43:23 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:58:05 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/e9wErtMQQiCTLorWx3zZpC-1280-80.jpeg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Thomas Sayre McChord, Hanumant Singh,  Northeastern University, © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Researchers used an aerial quadcopter to help count the massive penguin breeding colony.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Wearable Cameras Show Animals' Worlds Like Never Before ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/61596-animals-with-cameras-pbs.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ "Animals with Cameras" presents wildlife habits that have never been seen by humans. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2018 22:05:27 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:49:44 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DkyL9rmsRER6nqFBdRa2Qj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Wearable technology offers never-before-seen glimpses of animal life, in the PBS miniseries &quot;Animals with Cameras.&quot;]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Giant Penguin: This Ancient Bird Was As Tall As a Refrigerator ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The fossils of a refrigerator-size penguin were so gargantuan that the scientists who discovered them initially thought they belonged to a giant turtle. The ancient behemoth is now considered the second-largest penguin on record. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 12 Dec 2017 20:21:47 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:38:23 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ThcyxYMeSTWw77mMpE9NC4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The giant penguin &lt;i&gt;Kumimanu biceae&lt;/i&gt; was likely as tall as a human. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Giant penguin illustration]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Poop Stains Help Scientists Track Antarctic Penguin Colonies ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ 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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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jun 2017 22:20:41 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:30:53 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kacey Deamer ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/skDYRUtQ4ZTbTxh9bA8wbH-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Adélie penguins nest in large, densely packed colonies in the same place each year, and they leave behind guano stains on rocks.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Adélie penguins nest in large, densely packed colonies in the same place each year, and they leave behind guano stains on rocks.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Waddle for Science! Penguins Join Protest March ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The March for Science was not only for people; penguins marched, too. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 24 Apr 2017 22:02:12 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:34:34 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kacey Deamer ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aqBsF7SRX5Qq8YQrBAA2mY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[African penguins at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California took part in a mini March for Science, waddling around in support of the cause.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[monterey-aquarium-penguin-march.jpg]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Oddly, Penguins Keep Coming Back to Erupting Volcano ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ It took hundreds of years for one of the oldest and largest penguin colonies in Antarctica to recover after three separate volcanic eruptions nearly wiped the seabird colony off the map, a new study finds. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2017 19:43:07 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:31:47 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8hEzMzgF3jZzrf4LAaByTK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Gentoo penguins (&lt;em&gt;Pygoscelis papua&lt;/em&gt;) collect pebbles for their nests. Today, there are about 5,000 breeding pairs of gentoo penguins on Ardley Island in Antarctica. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[penguins antarctic volcano]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Photos: Penguins Barely Survived Antarctic Volcano Eruptions ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A volcano on Antarctica's Deception Island nearly wiped out one of the continent's largest and oldest penguin populations ... not once but three times throughout history. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2017 19:41:58 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:03:27 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AErKL2MhLVnkKwYExP4EhT-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A gentoo penguin climbs the slope leading to its nesting colony on Ardley Island. When the volcano on Deception Island had three big eruptions in the past, the toxic and abrasive ash released would have been deadly for penguin chicks. They would have been too young to escape into the surrounding frigid waters. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[penguins antarctic volcano]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Happier Feet: Antarctica Home to Millions More Penguins Than Thought ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ There are 3.6 million more penguins in Antarctica than previously estimated. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 17 Mar 2017 19:58:02 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:32:18 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kacey Deamer ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ChUcWZaap32KhuU8n2iDxk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[New counting techniques found there are millions more penguins in Antarctica than scientists thought.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[adelie-penguins-antarctic-count]]></media:text>
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