Emperor Penguins would be extinct if climate goals are not met

Quite like a canary in a coal mine, used by the British in the mid-1980s to check for carbon monoxide in a mine; the Emperor Penguin is providing …

Penguin fight: understanding animal contest behaviour in five easy steps

The battles seen in a recent viral video and the BBC's Planet Earth II documentary are just a glimpse of the contests that take place throughout …

Buffet buddies: Footage reveals that fierce leopard seals work together when king penguin is on the menu

A film crew working on Netflix documentary series Our Planet in South Georgia saw wild leopard seals floating alongside one another dining …

Change status of emperor penguins to ‘vulnerable’: Study

The iconic Antarctic bird needs more protection if it is to survive the rapid melting of sea ice due to global warming, it says

Penguins at risk of extinction because of human activity

Oil pollution identified as the biggest manmade cause of penguin deaths worldwide

Krill companies to stop fishing in Antarctic to protect wildlife

Members of the Association of Responsible Krill decided to voluntarily stop fishing for the crustaceans in order to ensure fisheries are …

Penguins v leopards: two sides of conservation debate in South Africa

When threatened species come into conflict, the benefit of conserving one species over the other becomes the deciding factor

Living with hunger

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How viable is nuclear energy

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Emperor penguin at risk from global warming

Study estimates penguin population in Antarctica to decline by 50 per cent