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Secret lives of ancient Antarctic penguins and seals uncovered

Adélie penguins and Weddell Seal on the beach at Cape Bird, Ross Island
Posted on Mar 6 2025 by Johnny von Einem

Analysis of sedimentary ancient DNA has illuminated 6000 years of the lives of Adélie penguin colonies on Antarctica’s Ross Sea coast, showing how animals in the region responded to climate and environmental change events over millennia.

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