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Emperor penguin colony

Emperor penguin colony, Snow Hill Island, Antarctic Peninsula.

An emperor penguin colony on Snow Hill Island, the east coast of the Antarctic Peninsula.

Emperor penguins need sea ice to breed. In 2023, it was reported that in four out of five breeding sites in one region of sea ice loss, no chicks survived.

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