The black and white coloring is thought to be particularly important for camouflaging the emperor penguin from predators while they swim in the ocean. They also have webbed feet, which help with ...

Emperor penguins are a vital part of the Antarctic food chain – they eat creatures like squid and small fish, and are an important source of food for predators like leopard seals and large sharks. By ...

Scientists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), in collaboration with international partners, have developed a ...

When an emperor penguin swims through the water ... (As an added benefit, the extra speed helps the penguins avoid predators such as leopard seals.) The key to this talent is in the penguin ...

But emperor penguins need a certain amount of sea ice to survive. Too much sea ice increases the distances parents must travel to feed their chicks. Too little ice, however, reduces places to hide ...

A large number of emperor penguin chicks were hit by the effects of climate change in 2023 as their icy homes were eroded despite the species’ endeavours to adjust to the shrinking landscape ...

Emperor penguins, like many birds ... this melanistic individual would be more visible to predators, such as killer whales or leopard seals. The normal white belly camouflages the penguin against ...