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Not Just Dolphins: Where to Swim With Pigs, Penguins and the Gentlest of Sharks
At these beaches, splash around with some more unusual creatures
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Penguins May Use Poop to Melt Snow From Breeding Sites Before They Get it On
The observation comes from analyzing thousands of images captured by remote cameras trained on penguin colonies on the Antarctic Peninsula
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Would You Live in an Antarctic Penguin Post Office?
Applications soar at post office in Port Lockroy, Antarctica
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The Cold May Have Cost Penguins Most of Their Taste Buds
Recent genetic analysis shows that penguins can’t taste sweet or bitter, and scientists think sub-zero temps may be to blame
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Scientists Decode African Penguin Calls
Researchers are trying to figure out how “jackass” penguins—nicknamed for their braying vocalizations—communicate
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Emperor Penguin Colonies Will Suffer As Climate Changes
Scientists project that two thirds of emperor penguin colonies will drop by 50 percent in the next century
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Emperor Penguins Have Some Tricks to Help Cope with Climate Change
Some penguin colonies live off the ice
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Make Way for the African Penguins
Few places let you get as close to the raffish birds—many of which are endangered—as South Africa’s Robben Island
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