Previously unknown colonies of emperor penguins have been spotted in new satellite imagery. Emperor penguins, considered “near threatened” with extinction, are the world’s largest penguins. They raise their chicks in Antarctic winter on patches of frozen sea ice. But if the ice breaks up before the chicks have fledged, most will die. At least some […]
WASHINGTON—It’s a challenge for all new parents: Getting enough sleep while keeping a close eye on their newborns. For some penguins, it means thousands of mini-catnaps a day, researchers discovered. Chinstrap penguins in Antarctica need to guard their eggs and chicks around-the-clock in crowded, noisy colonies. So they nod off thousands of times each day—but […]
CAPE TOWN—More penguins have died from avian flu at the colony at Cape Town’s Boulders beach, a popular tourist attraction and an important breeding site in South Africa, raising concerns for the species and for other seabirds. David Roberts, a clinical veterinarian at the South African Foundation For The Conservation Of Coastal Birds, said at […]
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African penguins, a red-listed endangered species, will sleep easier thanks to a Kickstarter project that reached it’s $150,000 goal on June 8. The money will be used to build and install artificial nests designed to protect the seafaring birds from predators and the elements. The project comes at a critical time for the birds, said […]
A seafood restaurant in an upscale West Jakarta shopping mall is the new talk of the town. Pingoo restaurant opened its doors last December (2016) with a large aquarium on its back wall. Besides serving seafood, it has 6 Humboldt penguins for customers to look at while having their meal. The South-American native penguins are […]
