How Climate Change is Effecting King Penguins

King penguins are picky animals due to the fact that they need tolerable temperature year round, no winter sea ice on the island, and an abundant source of food close by in order to feed their offspring.  In the past, King penguins have typically relied on the Antarctic Polar Front because of the enormous amounts of fish in a generally small area.  Due to climate change, the food supply is drifting south away from where these penguins live.  As a result, parents are forced to swim farther to find food while their offspring are waiting on the shore.  The study predicts that these baby penguins will soon starve before the parents are able to return with food.  This can lead to massive decreases in King penguin population or relocation.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180226122528.htm

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  1. AnonymousApril 5, 2018 at 6:36 AM

    This would not be good for the king penguin species. Hopefully they would not have the amount of them decrease because of climate change.

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