The scientists provided genetic evidence that what was once thought to be one widely dispersed species is actually four separate species of gentoo penguin. One of these was previously unrecognized ...

Researchers studied 64 gentoo penguins from colonies across the Falkland/Malvinas Islands, Martillo, South Georgia, Antarctica, Kerguelen, Crozet, Marion and Macquarie. They analysed their genomes and ...

Learn how a decade of monitoring reveals why Antarctic penguins are breeding earlier than ever, and what those shifts may signal about life in one of the world’s fastest-warming regions. Gentoo ...

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The color of penguin poop, as seen from space, is offering a new window into how the ecology and the environment of Antarctica are changing over time. Adélie penguins are one of the most abundant ...