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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...
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...
A walrus sits on top of ice.
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One Hundred Names for Sea Ice

To people living in warm climates, all ice looks the same. But if you live day-in...
Two baby olive ridley sea turtles.
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Baby Sea Turtles in Jalisco, Mexico

These baby olive ridleys (Lepidochelys olivacea) will eventually provide a home to...
Researcher Greg Skomal answers students' questions about Great White Sharks.
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Great White Shark: One Species at a Time

In this episode of the Podcast of Life, students from Martha's Vineyard Regional...
Fri, 03/12/2010 - 09:55
Aerial view of two bowhead whales swimming in the ocean.
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Bowhead Whale: One Species at a Time

In the episode of One Species at a Time, writer Karen Romano Young takes an...
Mon, 10/25/2010 - 18:18
The Encyclopedia of Life brings us another installment of the podcast, One Species at a Time. In this podcast, host Ari Daniel Shapiro relates two close calls with polar bears. Listen as Heather Cray recalls how, dumped by a storm on a small Arct
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Polar Bears: One Species at a Time

The Encyclopedia of Life brings us another installment of the podcast, One...
Tue, 06/28/2011 - 14:25
An episode of the Encyclopedia of Life's "One Species at a Time" podcast focused on the Greenland shark.
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Greenland Shark: One Species at a Time

Scientists know the Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus) moves slowly in the...
Tue, 08/12/2014 - 08:35
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