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Antarctica study: Iceberg almost erases penguin population
2016-02-23 02:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: A new scientific study says an estimated 150,000 Adelie penguins have died in Cape Denison, Antarctica in the five years since a giant iceberg blocked their main access to food. The fact that the other colony is well preserved means that the decreased population in the Commonwealth Bay is due to the iceberg and no other factors involved. This strenuous trek has taken a devastating toll on the population, killing as many as 150,000 since 2011, according to a new study from the Climate Change Research...
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