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Previously Unknown "Supercolony" of Adelie Penguins Discovered in Antarctica [whoi.edu]

For the past 40 years, the total number of Adélie Penguins, one of the most common on the Antarctic Peninsula, has been steadily declining—or so biologists have thought. A new study led by researchers from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), however, is providing new insights on this species of penguin.

In a paper released on March 2nd in the journal Scientific Reports, the scientists announced the discovery of a previously unknown "supercolony" of more than 1,500,000 Adélie Penguins in the Danger Islands, a chain of remote, rocky islands off of the Antarctic Peninsula's northern tip.

Also at BBC [bbc.com] and Smithsonian [smithsonianmag.com].

Multi-modal survey of Adélie penguin mega-colonies reveals the Danger Islands as a seabird hotspot [nature.com] (open, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-22313-w) (DX [doi.org])

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