Penguins likely starved to death en masse: Populations off South Africa may have fallen 95% in just 8 years

Penguins living off the coast of South Africa have likely starved to death en masse during their molting season as a result ...

Mass Starvation Decimates South Africa’s Penguins As Food Supplies Collapse

Because a key food source dropped to less than a quarter of its peak levels in 17 of the past 20 years, the findings could be crucial for securing the penguins’ long-term survival. Penguins living ...

60,000 Penguins Died on 2 Remote Islands - and Scientists Think They Now Know the Reason Why

Around 62,000 penguins died on two islands off the coast of South Africa over the course of eight years. A new study has ...
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Starving penguins off South Africa face a devastating 95% decline, study finds

African penguins living off the coast of South Africa have suffered a catastrophic population collapse over the past two ...
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62,000 Penguins Starved to Death Off South Africa's Coast Last Decade. Here's Why.

A brutal confluence of environmental change and human fishing habits left tens of thousands of adult African penguins off ...
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Sardines vanished, and 60K penguins starved to death

Efforts are intensifying to save Africa's only penguin species after a new study documented the starvation deaths of more ...
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What’s Behind the Decline of Emperor Penguins?

Emperor penguins are a well-known species found only in Antarctica. These resilient creatures can survive even the harshest winters, relying on sea ice for foraging and breeding. However, due to ...