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Are Emperor Penguins Eating Enough?

July 14, 2018

Scientists are concerned that as climate change progresses, emperor penguins may not find enough food to build up body fat. This is especially important in the winter when they remain in their colony incubating their eggs and not foraging for food for months at a time. A team led by WHOI scientist Dan Zitterbart developed a new way to help determine the foraging success of Emperor penguins by using time-lapse video observations relayed to scientists thousands of miles away. (Photo © Fabien Petit/IPEV/CNRS/CSM)