Emperor penguins, Antarctic fur seals and southern elephant seals are three of the more widely researched Southern Ocean predators. But there is still a lot we don't know, because of the remote ...

The emperor penguin has been declared an endangered species as climate change pushes the icon of Antarctica a step closer to extinction, the global authority on threatened wildlife announced Thursday.

Emperor penguins have officially been declared an endangered species. Due to climate change, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has moved the emperor penguin from "threatened" ...

Growing up, emperor penguins were probably one of your favorite animals—the cute, waddling birds always looked somewhat magical against the endless white of Antarctica. But the heartbreaking reality ...

Climate change is threatening emperor penguins and Antarctic fur seals, with both species that live on Earth’s southernmost continent now listed as endangered. With sea ice levels dropping because of ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. “It’s very hard to think of these cute fluffy chicks dying in large numbers,” Peter Fretwell, a researcher with the British Antarctic Survey, told ...