Coverage dated January 23, 2024

Thanks to poop seen from space, scientists spot previously unknown colonies of emperor penguins

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Emperor penguins, considered “near threatened” with extinction, are the world’s largest penguins.

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  1. NBC Los Angeles

    Thanks to poop seen from space, scientists spot previously unknown colonies of emperor penguins (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    Emperor penguins, considered “near threatened” with extinction, are the world’s largest penguins.

  2. Live Science

    4 never-before-seen emperor penguin colonies discovered in Antarctica, thanks to poop smears spotted from space (opens Live Science)

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    A scientist scoured satellites for signs of unreported Emperor penguin colonies and made a shocking discovery.

  3. Triblive

    Scientists spot previously unknown colonies of emperor penguins in Antarctica (opens Triblive)

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    Previously unknown colonies of emperor penguins have been spotted in new satellite imagery. Emperor penguins, considered “near threatened” with extinction, are the world’s largest penguins. They raise their chicks in Antarctic winter on patches of frozen sea ice.

  4. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Previously unknown colonies of emperor penguins spotted in Antarctica (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    Previously unknown colonies of emperor penguins have been spotted in new satellite imagery.

  5. NBC News

    New emperor penguin colonies revealed by bird poop visible from space (opens NBC News)

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    Scientists warn that the long-term outlook remains grim for these flightless birds, whose ice-sheet breeding grounds are being melted by climate change.

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