OathOfFeanor t1_j1g9st1 wrote
Reply to comment by redditaccount224488 in Emperor penguin at risk of extinction, along with two-thirds of native Antarctic species, research shows by dont_tread_on_dc
You're thinking on a small scale
Think about the size of an island, but floating at the speed of an iceberg
By the time the birds are heading to the water, it is over 100km to swim back to the mainland
redditaccount224488 t1_j1gdhys wrote
I didn't realize penguins stayed so close to shore. Makes sense now, thank you.
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