The estimated population of 16 penguin colonies — visible in satellite photos taken between 2009 and 2024 — declined 22% during that period.

Currents can affect marine animals' locomotion, energy expenditure and ability to navigate; the force of currents may cause ...

The researchers discovered that penguins switch strategies based on current strength. When waters were calm, penguins swam in straight lines home. In stronger flows, they followed the currents, even ...

When navigating home, Magellanic penguins alternate between heading straight back in calm waters and swimming with the flow in strong ocean currents.

Magellanic penguins finding their way back to their nests from the open ocean subtly adjust their headings to exploit tidal ...

Magellanic penguins navigate vast ocean distances by adapting their travel strategies to ocean currents. These penguins travel great distances from their colonies to find food before returning to ...

Grist reports that penguin guano in Antarctica may help cool the region by forming clouds through ammonia release, but climate change threatens these populations.