Climate change is also driving penguins to colonize new areas, or to stay in regions longer than they normally would, ...
Imagine looking at the world through the stalked compound eyes of krill in the Southern Ocean. All of a sudden, a penguin ...
The study suggests that even the faintest hint of penguin droppings in the water is enough to prompt krill into escape ...
“Here we show for the first time that a small amount of penguin guano causes a sudden change in the feeding and swimming behaviors of Antarctic krill,” said Dr. Nicole Hellessey, a postdoctoral ...
Just a faint whiff of penguin poop pushes their favorite prey to take "frantic" evasive action, reveals new research.
“Here we show for the first time that a small amount of penguin guano causes a sudden change in the feeding and swimming behaviors of Antarctic krill,” said Nicole Hellessey, a postdoctoral researcher ...
with the red in the picture the Adelie guano. Picture: David Killick “We found that the krill tried to avoid being near the ...
The foul stench of penguin poop sets Antarctic krill on edge. In lab experiments, the mere scent of penguin droppings — or guano — sent krill scrambling for escape, researchers report March 20 in ...
Adélie penguins shake their heads for several reasons. The primary purpose is to remove excess salt, which can accumulate when they’re swimming. Glands above their eyes filter the excess salt ...
Just a faint whiff of penguin poop pushes their favorite prey to take "frantic" evasive action, reveals new research. Antarctic krill swim in fast "zigzags" in reaction to guano from predators ...