Massive Penguin Colony Gone?

Well it seems to say they moved

 

We've watched shows on them; they're stoicism personified.

 

Not to sound crass - wonder how this potentially affects Orca food stock.
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Got me thinking about leopard seals. They usually have a short lifespan because they wear their teeth down during the winter keeping air holes open in the ice. Less ice could mean longer life has they have effective teeth for longer.

 

Climate change will produce some winners (just the luck of the draw) but many losers. Less diversity overall.

 

Another link like first one:

'Catastrophic' breeding failure at one of world's largest emperor penguin colonies -- ScienceDaily

Who eats penguins?

What Eats Penguins? - Penguin Facts and Information

To a good first approximation, nothing grows in Antarctica. So penguins are unique in dragging part of the marine food web onshore.

 

It seems to happen often that an item is coincidentally followed by (serious) publication soon after. Like this:
ScienceDirect

adding a media summary:
Antarctic biodiversity hotspots exist wherever penguins and seals poop -- ScienceDaily