Iceberg threatens thousands of seals and penguins on collision course with South Georgia

The world’s largest iceberg is on a devastating collision course with South Georgia, scientists are warning, putting the lives of thousands of seals, penguins and other wildlife at risk. Experts from around the world are anxiously monitoring the colossal ice sheet – roughly the size of Devon – as it creeps close to the shores of … Read more

Eagle-eyed wildlife expert saves penguin’s life by spotting a very disturbing detail

Eagle-eyed wildlife expert saves penguin’s life by spotting a very disturbing detail as the tiny flightless bird struggles during world-famous nightly parade along Australian beach Phillip Island Nature Parks ranger saved a penguin with plastic stuck on its neck Ranger Jordan rescued the bird during penguin parade live stream on Thursday Experts said incident showed … Read more

Eagle-eyed wildlife expert saves penguin’s life by spotting a very disturbing detail

Eagle-eyed wildlife expert saves penguin’s life by spotting a very disturbing detail as the tiny flightless bird struggles during world-famous nightly parade along Australian beach Phillip Island Nature Parks ranger saved a penguin with plastic stuck on its neck Ranger Jordan rescued the bird during penguin parade live stream on Thursday Experts said incident showed … Read more

Gentoo penguins should be reclassified as four distinct species for conservation purposes

Gentoo penguins should be considered four different species due to the way they have adapted to live in different environments, according to scientists. Experts from the University of Bath analysed the genetic and physical difference between Gentoo penguin populations around the southern hemisphere. They say that counting the birds as four separate full species will … Read more

World’s biggest iceberg on collision course with South Georgia, posing threat to penguins and seals 

World’s biggest iceberg is on collision course with British Atlantic island South Georgia, posing grave threat to local penguins and seals A-68a has been moving towards South Georgia since breaking from Antarctica The iceberg is about quarter of the size of Wales and more than 656 feet thick If it lands near South Georgia it … Read more

World’s biggest iceberg on collision course with South Georgia, posing threat to penguins and seals 

World’s biggest iceberg is on collision course with British Atlantic island South Georgia, posing grave threat to local penguins and seals A-68a has been moving towards South Georgia since breaking from Antarctica The iceberg is about quarter of the size of Wales and more than 656 feet thick If it lands near South Georgia it … Read more

Global warming reveals mummified penguins that died 5,000 YEARS ago

Global warming has revealed mummified remains of Adélie penguins that have laid hidden under the ice in Antarctica for more than 5,000 years.  Steven Emslie, a professor at the University of North Carolina, was studying Cape Irizar just south of the Drygalski Ice Tongue on the Scott Coast, when he and his team stumbled upon hundreds … Read more

Snowmelt caused by global warming reveals mummified penguins that died 5,000 YEARS ago in Antarctica

Global warming has revealed mummified remains of Adélie penguins that have laid hidden under the ice in Antarctica for more than 5,000 years.  Steven Emslie, a professor at the University of North Carolina, was studying Cape Irizar just south of the Drygalski Ice Tongue on the Scott Coast, when he and his team stumbled upon hundreds … Read more

March of the little penguins! Live feed of adorable Phillip Island parade goes viral online

March of the little penguins! Live feed of adorable Phillip Island parade goes viral as thousands watch the birds waddle across the beach – and it’s on again tonight Thousands of little penguins will be livestreamed as they return to Phillip Island  The penguin species is the smallest in the world, reaching about 33cm in … Read more