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Emperor Penguins

Marine biologist Gerald Kooyman of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography has documented climate-induced changes to emperor penguin habitats and impacts on how the penguins feed, breed, and raise their young.
(© Scripps Institution of Oceanography/UC San Diego)

Scripps scientist Gerald Kooyman's expeditions have documented climate-induced changes to emperor penguin habitat and impacts on how the penguins feed, breed, and raise their young in Antarctica. Learn more about life at the poles or check out this emperor penguin chick with mother.