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The secret life of penguins revealed
May 13, 2009 |
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Famous for its cuteness and comic gait on land, the penguin also has an enigmatic life at sea, sometimes spending months foraging in the ocean before returning to its breeding grounds.
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U.S. considers penguin protection
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Jul 12, 2007 |
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials are considering extending endangered species protection to 10 species of penguins in the southern hemisphere.
Penguins marching into trouble
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Feb 12, 2009 |
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A quarter-century of data reveals how changing weather patterns and land use, combined with overfishing and pollution, are taking a heavy toll on penguin numbers.
Penguins OK with human visitors -- maybe
Jan 26, 2006 |
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Scientists report human contact has no immediate negative effects on Magellanic Penguins, but seeing humans for the first time is stressful on them.
The poop on finding penguins: Follow the guano
Jun 02, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Scientists looking for lost penguins stumbled upon an effective method: Follow their poop from space.
Want to monitor climate change? P-p-p-pick up a penguin!
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Apr 04, 2007 |
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We are used to hearing about the effects of climate change in terms of unusual animal behaviour, such as altering patterns of fish and bird migration. However, scientists at the University of Birmingham are ...
Aquarium to debut rare baby penguins
Jan 06, 2006 |
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Two baby gentoo penguins, about the size of softballs, were to make their debut Thursday at the Newport Aquarium, The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
Anchovy fishing may harm penguins
Jan 06, 2007 |
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Over-fishing by humans could cause a famine among penguins on the Patagonian coast of Argentina, U.S. researchers said.
Penguins may teach humans about balance
Jan 13, 2006 |
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Dozens of teeter-tottering penguins are the subject of a study by a Texas researcher investigating balance and locomotion.
Report: 'Healthy' food not so healthy
Jan 09, 2008 |
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Heat-and-eat meals in British supermarkets with labels promising healthy food often contain large quantities of fat, nutritionists say.
Hormones may lead penguins to kidnapping
Apr 20, 2006 |
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A French researcher says hormones might help explain why female emperor penguins that have lost a baby sometimes kidnap a chick from another penguin.
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