Most King Penguins Could Vanish by the End of the Century
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Possession Island, Crozet Archipelago |
As global temperatures rise, the lives of countless plants and animals are changing in response. That includes king penguins, which a new study predicts will see profound, climate-driven changes in their numbers and the location of their breeding grounds over the next century.
King penguins on Possession Island, Crozet Archipelago.
Photo: Céline Le Bohec, CNRS/IPEV/CSM