chinstrap penguins

(Newser) - Antarctica's penguins are speeding up their family planning—and scientists say that's not good news. A 10-year study of three penguin species found their breeding seasons have shifted earlier at what researchers describe as record rates, likely driven by rapid climate change. Using 77 time-lapse cameras across 37...

(Newser) - More than a third of a major Antarctic penguin colony has been decimated, and researchers believe it's due to warmer temperatures and disappearing ice and food. The colony of chinstrap penguins relies for food on krill, which depend on algae that attach to ice, which is rapidly disappearing, scientists...