Ancient Ad é lie penguin colony revealed by snowmelt at Cape Irizar, Ross Sea, Antarctica

(Geological Society of America) Researcher Steven Emslie encountered a puzzle at Cape Irizar, a rocky cape located just south of the Drygalski Ice Tongue on the Scott Coast, Ross Sea. He found both ancient and what appeared to be fresh remains of Adelie penguins, mostly of chicks, which frequently die and accumulate at these colonies. However, the " fresh " remains were puzzling, he says, because there are no records of an active penguin colony at this site.

Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - September 28, 2020 Category: Biology Source Type: news