Twenty highlights of Antarctica, the ultimate bucket-list destination
Most Antarctic trips explore the western peninsula departing from South America for about 10 days. This is the most beautiful ...
Why penguin poop makes krill swim for their lives
Climate change is also driving penguins to colonize new areas, or to stay in regions longer than they normally would, ...
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Antarctic Krill Swim Faster in Presence of Adélie Penguin Feces
“We hypothesize that Antarctic krill are avoiding the odor of ground-up krill and fish in the penguins’ guano. We thus expect krill to show similar swimming behaviors and suppressed feeding around ...
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Study finds penguin poop sends favorite prey into frenzy
Dr. Hellessey said: “We hypothesize that Antarctic krill are avoiding the odor of ground-up krill and fish in the penguins’ ...
A small amount of penguin poop is enough to spook krill
The penguin poop didn’t only influence krill movements. In another phase of the experiment, researchers noticed the ...
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Just a whiff of penguin poop can send krill into a frenzy
The study suggests that even the faintest hint of penguin droppings in the water is enough to prompt krill into escape ...
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7 unique animals found in Antarctica
Southern elephant seal The largest seal in Antarctica is the southern elephant ... The high bone density of the penguins allows them to swim very fast and even dive up to 600 feet in search ...
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The World’s Largest Iceberg Runs Aground, Potentially Averting a Collision With Penguin and Seal Breeding Areas
After months of floating, the "megaberg" known as A23a has finally come to a halt roughly 50 miles from South Georgia Island ...