Other major human threats to penguin species include overfishing, bycatch, hunting, and pollution. According to WWF, commercial fishing in the Southern Ocean region can increase competition among ...

Like many species of penguin, these creatures form ... plastic pollution, fishery bycatch, and avian illnesses. The Galapagos mockingbird may have been the first example of adaptive radiation ...

If the harrowing plight of emperor penguins portrayed in the film "March of the Penguins" looked bad, it's nothing compared with the dire straits faced by many other penguin species. Of the 18 ...

and anchovy), and on penguin scat, researchers intuited a unique Galapagos penguin food web model using Ecopath and Ecosim (EwE) ecosystem modeling with the Ecotracer approach to track the ...

Unlike most other penguin species, adult Galápagos penguins stay near their parents' nests for a while after fledging. Seabirds such as these use their vision to hunt. Staying near the nest gives ...

endemic seabirds species of Galapagos Marine Reserve." More information: Modelling microplastic bioaccumulation and biomagnification potential in the Galápagos penguin ecosystem using Ecopath and ...

The researchers analyzed seawater around Santa Cruz Island, near Galápagos penguin colonies, and found plastic particles. They developed a unique Galápagos penguin food web model using Ecopath ...

Five months later, a Galápagos penguin pair moved into one of these ... the team built nests in areas free from introduced predators. Galapagos penguins require shade near water to nest, but ...

To tell the sex of a Galápagos penguin, measure its beak, researchers say Date: June 28, 2018 Source: University of Washington Summary: For a Galápagos penguin, beak size is nearly a perfect ...

If the harrowing plight of emperor penguins portrayed in the film "March of the Penguins" looked bad, it's nothing compared with the dire straits faced by many other penguin species. Of the 18 ...