Emperor penguin chicks didn’t survive the loss of sea ice | British Antarctic Survey

You’ve heard about the recent, historic Antarctic sea ice lows: well, here’s the consequences. Over 9,000 emperor penguin chicks from colonies in the Bellingshausen Sea are thought to have died in November 2022. The sea ice they lived on broke up early - before they’d developed waterproof feathers. More and more penguin colonies have been affected by sea ice loss in the last few years, but we’ve never seen regional breeding failure at this scale. Read this news story on the British Antarctic Survey website ⬇️ --- About British Antarctic Survey (BAS) The polar regions may be at the ends of the Earth, but what happens there affects us all. We’re committed to understanding our planet - and how humans are impacting the future of our home. British Antarctic Survey carries out and supports polar science for the UK, and in collaboration with science communities around the world. X: Facebook: Instagram: 📸 thumbnail photo by Christopher Walton. #breakingnews #news #antarctica #penguin #babypenguin #eco #climatechange #seaice