Yves Adams took this photo of a rare yellow penguin on South Georgia Island in December 2019. It went viral this month. “It seems we are in desperate need for some mellow yellow news!” Adams said. Source: https://earthsky.org/todays-image/photograph-yellow-penguin…
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There’s a rare yellow penguin on South Georgia island, and biologists can’t quite explain it
Black-and-white tuxedos may be the conventional dress code in the penguin world, but one dashing individual is breaking the status quo with an à la mode yellow coat. Source: https://www.livescience.com/yellow-penguin-south-georgia.html
Yellow penguin spotted in the South Atlantic
An unusual penguin with some unique coloration has been photographed on a remote island near Antarctica. Wildlife photographer Yves Adams had been vis… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/344027/yellow-penguin-spotted-in-the-south-atlantic…
Adorable ‘confused penguin’ charms the internet: What really happened?
A rockhopper penguin in the Falkland Islands needed a little guidance after getting separated from his penguin group. Source: https://www.livescience.com/confused-rockhopper-penguin.html
How you can help with penguin research by browsing images at home
Many penguin populations are under threat but you can help researchers keep an eye on them through a citizen science project called Penguin Watch Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24933162-500-how-you-can-help-with-penguin-research-by-browsing-images-at-home/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Amazon.com and ‘Big Five’ Publishers Accused of eBook Price-Fixing
Amazon.com and the “Big Five” publishers — Penguin Random House, Hachette, HarperCollins, Macmillan and Simon & Schuster — have been accused of colluding to fix ebook prices, in a class action filed by the law firm that successfully sued Apple and the Big Five on the same charge 10 years ago. The Guardian reports: The lawsuit, filed in district court in…
Surprise Ending for Publishers: In 2020, Business Was Good
Like everybody else, book publishers will be happy to see the end of 2020. But for many of them, the year has brought some positive news, which has been as welcome as it was surprising: Business has been good. From a report: With so many people stuck at home and activities from concerts to movies off limits, people have been reading…
The UK is sending robot submarines to watch the world’s largest iceberg crash into an island
The world’s largest iceberg appears days away from crashing into a penguin-filled island. These robots will study the aftermath. Source: https://www.livescience.com/iceberg-a68a-collision-robots.html
World’s largest iceberg still barreling toward penguin habitat, new footage confirms
Iceberg A-68a is just a few hundred miles from crashing into South Georgia island, new photos from the Royal Air Force reveal. Source: https://www.livescience.com/worlds-largest-iceberg-aerial-photos.html
Chinstrap penguin population halved at key Antarctic breeding area
The population of Chinstrap penguins on Elephant Island, a core breeding location off the coast of Antarctica, has declined by 57 per cent in the last 50 years Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2261951-chinstrap-penguin-population-halved-at-key-antarctic-breeding-area/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…