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Emperor penguins are the largest of the penguin species and can grow to be 100 pounds.
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Emperor Penguins on the Ice

Standing at twice the height of the Adélie penguins, emperor penguins are the...
A small Adélie penguin hops on a piece of ice.
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Adélie Penguin Jumping Out of the Water

Small Adélie penguins live throughout the Antarctic, but are most abundant in the...
A summertime channel carries melted ice to the sea. Antarctica and Greenland lose around 350 billion tons of ice each year from such melting.
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Ice Melt at the Poles

It’s confirmed: both Antarctica and Greenland are losing ice—around 350 billion...
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.
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Emperor Penguins

Scripps scientist Gerald Kooyman's expeditions have documented climate-induced...
The Greenland glacier Jakobshavn Isbrae is massive, at around 40 miles long and more than a mile thick.
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Jakobshavn Glacier

The Greenland glacier Jakobshavn Isbrae is massive, at around 40 miles long and...
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