Emperor penguin breeding fails due to sea ice loss, study finds

Emperor penguin breeding fails due to sea ice loss, study finds

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Four of the five emperor penguin colonies in Antarctica's Bellingshausen Sea near-total breeding failure last year as a result of declining sea ice across the continent. These emperor penguin colonies—Rothschild Island, Verdi Inlet, Smyley Island, Bryan Coast, and Pfrogner Point—usually produce…

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