As Antarctic sea ice shrinks, iconic emperor penguins are in more peril than we thought
- Written by Dana M Bergstrom, Honorary Senior Fellow in Ecology, University of Wollongong
When winter comes to Antarctica, seals and Adélie penguins leave the freezing shores and head for the edge of the forming sea ice. But emperor penguins stay put.
The existence of emperor penguins seems all but impossible. Their lives revolve around seasons, timing and access to “fast ice” – sea ice connected to the...