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Climate Change Threatens Vulnerable Penguin Chicks

2014-01-30 19:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

RedOrbit: Lacking their parents` waterproof feathers, penguin chicks covered in down can suffer and die from hypothermia after being exposed to drenching rain despite efforts of their concerned parents to keep them safe. While previous studies have found that singular events, like a rare Antarctic rainstorm, can threaten penguin chicks, a new study in the journal PLOS ONE has identified the additional risk long-term climate change trends have for the survival of these tiny birds. "It`s the first long-term...

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