If there’s one place you don’t want to stand, it’s within around 4ft of the back of a Humboldt penguin. In what is surely one of the strangest studies… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/338042/penguins-can-fire-their-own-droppings-over-4ft…
Tag: Penguins
Emperor penguins are good dads
On this Father’s day, a special shout-out to one of the most exceptional dads in nature, emperor penguins. They endure the harshest winter conditions on Earth for their offspring. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/male-penguin-eggs…
How are zoo animals handling the coronavirus shutdown?
How captive animals are coping with the sudden emptiness of the world’s zoos and aquariums Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/zoo-aquarium-animals-coronavirus-shutdown…
Penguins call out as they hunt under water but we’re not sure why
Penguins are the first seabirds we have recorded making sounds under water – they may be calling out for help when they hunt or making noise to disorient their prey Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2238025-penguins-call-out-as-they-hunt-under-water-but-were-not-sure-why/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Watch 2 penguins explore closed Chicago aquarium
You’ll love this video of a couple of penguins openly exploring Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium, closed due to COVID-19. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/penguins-explore-closed-aquarium-video…
Do other species experience a period of adolescence like us?
Book Wildhood explores the idea that penguins, hyenas, whales and wolves all experience a similar period of adolescence and what this could mean for all animals Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2237581-do-other-species-experience-a-period-of-adolescence-like-us/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Jackass penguins have a jackass language not so different from English
The braying songs of African ‘jackass’ penguins follow two extremely common rules of human language, a new study confirms. Source: https://www.livescience.com/jackass-penguin-linguistic-rules.html
‘Gay’ Penguin Couple Had No Egg of Their Own. So They Stole One.
A pair of mated male penguins in a Dutch zoo were so eager for offspring that they stole an egg from another couple’s nest. Source: https://www.livescience.com/gay-penguins-steal-egg.html
Emperor penguins could go extinct by 2100 if we fail on climate change
Emperor penguins could become extinct if we don’t tackle climate change, but if we limit temperature rises to 1.5°C, then the decline could be less than a third Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2222752-emperor-penguins-could-go-extinct-by-2100-if-we-fail-on-climate-change/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Humpback whale population on the rise
After a near-miss with extinction, a population of humpback whales in the South Atlantic has rebounded. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/humpback-whale-population-on-the-rise…