African Penguins Face Growing Danger As Fishing Fleets Move In

As fish disappear, African penguins are being pushed into direct competition with fishing fleets, deepening their fight for survival.
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The chain of events that left 60,000 penguins without food

Quick Take African penguins faced an eight-year die-off from 2004 to 2011, with about 62,000 adults dying mainly from ...
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Penguins eat fish, but can't taste them: study

Penguins, it seems, can't really taste their dinners. They aren't able to pick up on sweetness, bitterness, or a meaty flavor known as umami, a study finds. Instead, they can only taste sourness and ...
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World’s first video of penguins catching fish in dark waters

A research group consisting of Project Researcher Rei Uesaka, Associate Professor Kentaro Sakamoto, Professor Katsufumi Sato, and Research Director Charles-André Bost of the Chizé Institute of Biology ...
The New York Times

At a Penguin ‘Retirement Home,’ a Slower Pace and Plenty of Fish

Six African Penguins at the New England Aquarium in Boston have made a new home on an island designed to address the aches and pains of aging. Six African Penguins at the New England Aquarium in ...
Seattle Times

At a penguin ‘retirement home,’ a slower pace and plenty of fish

Good etiquette is expected at mealtime in the penguin colony, but the diners with the best manners are found on a new, special island for birds of a certain age. There, geriatric African penguins ...