Two new emperor penguin colonies spied in Antarctica (Photo: Robin Cristofari / CNRS / Institut polaire francais IPEV) Researchers have finally found a long-sought colony of emperor penguins in eastern Antarctica, but they say it’s been split in two due to a glacier break. Moreover, a tally of the 6,000 chicks among these two populations suggests there are more emperor penguin parents in this part of the frozen continent than previously thought. Read the complete story.
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Two new emperor penguin colonies spied in Antarctica

(Photo: Robin Cristofari / CNRS / Institut polaire francais IPEV)

Researchers have finally found a long-sought colony of emperor penguins in eastern Antarctica, but they say it’s been split in two due to a glacier break. Moreover, a tally of the 6,000 chicks among these two populations suggests there are more emperor penguin parents in this part of the frozen continent than previously thought.

Source: MSNBC

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