Flying Penguin
Shown here, an Adelie penguin swims in the
sea by Ross Island, Antarctica. Ross Island is a giant living laboratory
where thousands of Adelie penguins converge in raucous crowds during
Antarctica's warmer months to breed and rear their young. Researchers
monitor the birds with an array of high-tech equipment, including
computerized weigh bridges, satellite telemetry and microchips to
identify individual penguins. In addition to advanced technology, 55
years of long-term research conducted at these colonies has made the
Adelie penguin one of the world's best-studied wild birds, and, lately, a
harbinger of environmental change.
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