ClimateWire: They may all waddle around in their tuxedolike fur, but the penguins of the Antarctic Peninsula are not equal in their ability to adapt to a warming climate.
While the populations of the Adélie and chinstrap penguin species are currently declining, the gentoo species is increasing. But this hasn't always been the case, according to a recent study published in the journal Scientific Reports.
By tracing the genetics of the region's present-day penguins back about 12,000 years, a team of scientists...