IcyWorth8961
IcyWorth8961 t1_itxlnhs wrote
Reply to comment by psychoCMYK in Emperor penguins are now a threatened species due to climate change, U.S. officials say by BlazingSaint
Uplifting news: Unlike static-think governments they're adaptive and migrate when circumstances change.
"A nearby penguin colony had increased in size, however, indicating that many of the Halley Bay birds had migrated to safer breeding conditions."
Often when species are said to be extinct, well, technically they are in that particular spot, but animals move around a lot, and the global total individuals can be higher. Ref. e.g. polar bears.
IcyWorth8961 t1_itx2lub wrote
Reply to Emperor penguins are now a threatened species due to climate change, U.S. officials say by BlazingSaint
"the penguins aren’t currently in danger of extinction, but rising temperatures signal that is likely"
I need more information. What exactly makes it more likely? Article doesn't say.
IcyWorth8961 t1_itx2bqx wrote
Reply to comment by loveispenguins in Emperor penguins are now a threatened species due to climate change, U.S. officials say by BlazingSaint
> they’re cool
Actually, I think they manage to keep their body temperature at 37 degrees Celsius.
IcyWorth8961 t1_itxn8mv wrote
Reply to comment by psychoCMYK in Emperor penguins are now a threatened species due to climate change, U.S. officials say by BlazingSaint
Lack of ice? It's actually growing in Antarctica, where the penguins live.
https://www.antarcticglaciers.org/glaciers-and-climate/changing-antarctica/antarctic-sea-ice/