Tag: Dr. David Thompson

• Monday, August 15th 2016 - 13:34 UTC

  New Zealand track Rockhopper penguins 15.000 km winter journeys

  

  Two species of sub-Antarctic penguin have surprised scientists in New Zealand by travelling up to 15,000km during six months spent at sea. Researchers tagged 90 Rockhopper and Snares crested penguins to find out where they go during the southern hemisphere's winter, and were astonished by the birds' long-distance journeys, the New Zealand Herald reports.