Posted by: Sandy Steinman | April 21, 2012

Emperor Penguin Population Double Previous Estimates

Science Daily reports that with satellite mapping technology it has been discovered that there are twice as many emperor penguins than previous estimates. Read more at Science Daily  Twice as Many Emperor Penguins as Thought in Antarctica, First-Ever Penguin Count from Space Shows

Read the abstract at: PLoS ONE: An Emperor Penguin Population Estimate: The First Global, Synoptic Survey of a Species from Space.

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