Analysis of census data from Signy Island in the South Orkney Islands reveals that, between 1978 and 2016, the number of chinstrap penguin pairs declined by nearly 70%. Pairs of Adélie penguins ...

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Penguins in Antarctica have evolved an unusual sleeping strategy to manage the constant demands of parenting. For the first time, scientists have measured the sleeping behaviour of adult chinstrap ...

The first coin in the 2020 50-penny coin series on behalf of South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands features the chinstrap ... The penguin is often regarded as the emblem of Antarctica, as ...

Penguins in Antarctica have evolved an unusual sleeping ... During the breeding season, adult chinstrap penguins nod off thousands of times each day – but only for an average of four seconds ...