New research on nesting chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarcticus) in Antarctica suggests the bird could, in one of the most extreme examples ever recorded, be incrementally gaining the benefits ...
Chinstrap penguin numbers may have fallen by more than half on Antarctic island Chinstrap penguin numbers may have fallen by more than half on Antarctic island ...
with the total number of breeding pairs in the Antarctic region estimated in the millions. Chinstrap penguins are often referred to as “stonebreaker” or “stone-cracker” penguins,” as ...
It is also one of the key species in the ecosystems in and around Antarctica, as it is the dominant prey of nearly all vertebrates in the region, including chinstrap and Adelie penguins.
Penguins in Antarctica have evolved an unusual sleeping ... For the first time, scientists have measured the sleeping behaviour of adult chinstrap penguins in the wild by attaching sensors that ...
In Antarctica, the vast size and remoteness of the region makes it incredibly challenging to monitor. In 2013, scientists from BAS were lucky to find a brief window of clear weather when they could ...
Chinstrap penguins have a black line underneath their ... nuovo studio pubblicato sulla rivista Science. "The team visited Antarctica for the first time in 2014, and since then, we have been ...
A lone chinstrap penguin sits atop an iceberg in Antarctica. Travel Visiting The End Of The Earth On An Antarctic Expedition / Trevor Hughes/USA TODAY Network Antarctica is the fifth largest ...
German photographer and film-maker Stefan Christmann spent two winters alongside a 10,000-strong colony of emperor penguins in Atka Bay, Antarctica. Christmann was a camera assistant and ...