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 ...

Penguins that eat more specific food items, like Emperors and Adélies, are declining in numbers, while the gentoos that coexist with them on the Antarctic peninsula are increasing in population size.

These birds are on a wing and a prayer. Emperor penguins, indigenous to Antarctica, are now at a frighteningly high risk of death by drowning due to drastic climate change. The prognosis for the black ...