Sentences with phrase «plummeting penguin population»

A warming planet, which is causing sea ice in Antarctica (and elsewhere) to melt, may ultimately be to blame for the plummeting penguin population, the researchers said.

A warming planet, which is causing sea ice in Antarctica (and elsewhere) to melt, may ultimately be to blame for the plummeting penguin population

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Populations of both penguin species have plummeted in recent years, which the research blames on the loss of the tiny, shrimp - like krill that are a staple food for both birds.

The 48 - centimeter (19 - inch) tall black and white Galápagos penguins landed on the endangered species list in 2000 after the population plummeted to only a few hundred individuals and are now considered the rarest penguins in the world.