Tag: penguins

• Saturday, June 18th 2011 - 01:02 UTC

  Dead penguins discovered in Uruguayan coast:perished of “natural causes”

  

  The recent discovery of dead Magellan penguins in several beaches of Uruguay’s eastern coast can’t be attributed to intoxication, “but rather natural causes”, said Daniel Gilardoni head of the Uruguay’s Natural Aquatic Resources Administration, Dinara.

• Thursday, June 9th 2011 - 05:39 UTC

  Uruguay trying to determine the death cause of 600 Magellan penguins

  

  Authorities in Uruguay say they have found about 600 dead penguins washed up on the Atlantic coast since Saturday. Experts are trying to determine what has killed the sea birds.

• Friday, June 3rd 2011 - 18:01 UTC

  Penguins’ winter huddle clusters are all the time on motion to keep warm

  

  The mystery of how penguins stay warm while they huddle has been revealed by an international team of scientists. Emperor penguins survive the tough Antarctic winters by forming tightly packed clusters - but scientists have pondered how penguins on the outside stay as cosy as those in the centre.

• Thursday, April 28th 2011 - 06:23 UTC

  NZ environmentalists accuse Petrobras oil exploration of penguins’ deaths

  

  Environmentalists in New Zealand asked the government to halt an offshore oil exploration project being conducted for Brazilian oil giant Petrobras in the wake of the deaths of dozens of penguins, the press reported.

• Tuesday, April 12th 2011 - 20:20 UTC

  Antarctica penguin species suffering from declining krill availability, says NOAA

  

  A number of penguin species found in western Antarctica are declining as a result of a fall in the availability of krill, a study has suggested. Researchers, examining 30 years of data, said chinstrap and Adelie penguin numbers had been falling since 1986.

• Friday, April 8th 2011 - 21:54 UTC

  “Naked” penguin chicks in Argentina and South Africa puzzle scientists

  

  Researchers from the Wildlife Conservation Society, the University of Washington, and other groups are grappling with a wildlife mystery: Why are some penguin chicks losing their feathers?

• Monday, October 4th 2010 - 22:53 UTC

  Penguin Appeal to help finance a census of Falkland Islands seabirds

  

  Often described as the penguin capital of the world, the Falkland Islands will be undertaking a census of penguin breeding sites throughout the Islands. It will provide essential information on their breeding colonies to determine action for the future protection of the seabirds.

• Wednesday, July 21st 2010 - 07:07 UTC

  Hundreds of dead penguins washed up on Brazilian beaches

  

  Hundreds of penguins have been washed up dead on the beaches of Brazil southern state of Sao Paulo.