BIRDS
Penguins
Penguins are a group of aquatic flightless birds. They include the tiny blue penguins of Australia and New Zealand, the majestic emperor penguins of Antarctica and king penguins found on many sub- Antarctic islands, the endangered African penguin and the Galápagos penguinthe only penguin to be found north of the equator.Highly adapted for life in the water, penguins have countershaded dark and white plumage and flippers for swimming.
Read on World wildlifeClimate Change Threatens Penguins
Emperor penguins thrive on Antarctica’s coastlines in
icy conditions any human would find extreme. Yet, like
Goldilocks, they have a narrow comfort zone: If there’s too
much sea ice, trips to bring food from the ocean become long and
arduous, and their chicks may starve. With too little sea ice, the
chicks are at risk of drowning. Climate change is now putting that
delicate balance and potentially the entire species at risk. In a new
study, it is shown that if current global warming trends and government
policies continue, Antarctica’s sea ice will decline at a rate that
would dramatically reduce emperor penguin numbers to the point that
almost all colonies would become quasi-extinct by 2100, with little
chance of recovering.
Kindly sign the petition to pass the penguins as endangered species.