Climate change makes emperor penguins vulnerable due to loss of their breeding habitat.
Climate change makes emperor penguins vulnerable due to loss of their breeding habitat.
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Krill have lived in the cold seas of Antarctica for the past 20 to 30 million years and serve as some of the most plentiful food there, but they are threatened by climate change. Animals that rely on krill, like the Adelie penguin, are in trouble.
Krill have lived in the cold seas of Antarctica for the past 20 to 30 million years and serve as some of the most plentiful food there, but they are threatened by climate change. Animals that rely on krill, like the Adelie penguin, are in trouble.
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Krill-feeding humpback whales will also struggle with climate change.
Krill-feeding humpback whales will also struggle with climate change.
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Salp, barrel-shaped gelatinous-bodied creatures move by contracting water through their bodies. With the open water created through climate change, they may benefit.
Salp, barrel-shaped gelatinous-bodied creatures move by contracting water through their bodies. With the open water created through climate change, they may benefit.
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The southern right whale that feed on copepods may be one of the species that benefits from the increase in open water due to climate change.
The southern right whale that feed on copepods may be one of the species that benefits from the increase in open water due to climate change.
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The king penguin is a fish feeder, rather than one that eats krill. It could benefit from the reduced sea ice and collapse of sea ice shelves that come with climate change.
The king penguin is a fish feeder, rather than one that eats krill. It could benefit from the reduced sea ice and collapse of sea ice shelves that come with climate change.
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Adelie penguins are vulnerable due to the sea ice depletion caused by climate change and a decline in krill.
Adelie penguins are vulnerable due to the sea ice depletion caused by climate change and a decline in krill.
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