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More Antarctic protections urged on World Penguin Day

by Martin Parry Agence France-Presse SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — The world needs to do more to protect the Antarctic wilderness and its wildlife, scientists warned Tuesday, as they marked World Penguin Day. The flightless seabirds — a favorite with children for their clumsy, waddling gait — offer a useful yardstick for researchers to judge the health of their habitat. “Penguins are great ambassadors for understanding the need to conserve Southern Ocean resources,” Christian Reiss, an Antarctic […]

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World’s first penguin born through artificial insemination in Japan

(Reuters) — Japan has succeeded in producing the world’s first penguin conceived through artificial insemination after six years of research aimed at developing technology to preserve the endangered species. In the video that Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan shared with Reuters, a caretaker is seen weighing the young southern rockhopper penguin and saying she has gained weight. The chick is healthy, according to the aquarium, and put on the scales every day, growing at a rate that has […]

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