Satellite imaging doubles population of Antarctic penguins

content.usatoday.com — Satellite imaging has revealed that there are twice as many Emperor penguins in Antarctica as scientists had estimated previously, according to a new study reported at Phys.org. Seven new colonies were found. "This is the first comprehensive census of a species taken from space," said Peter Fretwell, the lead author and a geographer at the British Antarctic Survey.
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