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#EmperorPenguin chicks like these starved. An #iceberg may be the cause
Going around the icy mass potentially delayed a colony's adults from feeding its chicks
On #CoulmanIsland, home to one of largest emperor #penguin colonies on planet, surviving chick counts declined by 69% in 2025 compared with the previous year. This may have been due to the sneaky shape of an iceberg grounding nearby, delaying #birds’ return from foraging with food for young.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/penguin-chicks-starved-iceberg-cause
https://archive.ph/EqnkI -
#EmperorPenguin chicks like these starved. An #iceberg may be the cause
Going around the icy mass potentially delayed a colony's adults from feeding its chicks
On #CoulmanIsland, home to one of largest emperor #penguin colonies on planet, surviving chick counts declined by 69% in 2025 compared with the previous year. This may have been due to the sneaky shape of an iceberg grounding nearby, delaying #birds’ return from foraging with food for young.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/penguin-chicks-starved-iceberg-cause
https://archive.ph/EqnkI