Gentoo colony at Neko Harbour (ES: Puerto Neko). (Ignacio Juarez Martinez via SWNS)
Antarctic penguins ’ breeding season has shifted by a record two weeks as a result of climate change, reveals new research.
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Dr. Ignacio Juarez, leader of the study, servicing one of the monitoring cameras overlooking a Chinstrap colony at Spigot Peak (ES: Nunatak Negro), Antarctica. (Ignacio Juarez Martinez via SWNS)
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Adélie penguin (ES: Pingüino Adelia) with its chick at Madder cliffs colony (ES: Cabo Madder). (Ignacio Juarez Martinez via SWNS)
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