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What's a penguin?
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Penguin Evolution
Penguins and Climate
Penguin Conservation
Penguin Deaths
Penguin Reserach
Human Impacts on Penguins
Penguin Evolution
"Penguin Bones From 'Land of Fire' Rewrite Bird's Evolution"
North Carolina State University, ScienceDaily.com, February 14, 2004
"Penguin Evolution Linked to Shifting Icebergs"
MSNBC.com, November 8, 2005.
"DNA Studies Show Microevolution in Penguins"
National Science Foundation, November 16, 2005.
Penguins and Climate
"Penguin Decline in Antarctica Linked with Climate Change"
NationalGeographic.com, May 9, 2001
"Warmth Puts Penguins Under Pressure"
BBC News, December 18, 2001
"Ice Buildup Hampers Penguin Breeding in Antarctica"
National Geographic News, January 17, 2002.
"Abandoned Penguin Colonies May Help Refine Antarctic Climate Studies"
National Science Foundation, ScienceDaily.com, December 9, 2003
"Film Sparks Discussion of Fate of Penguins in the Face of Global Warming"
Climate.org, 2005
Penguin Conservation
"Elusive Penguin Found at Last"
BBC News, April 5, 2004
"SANCCOB Released 100 Penguins Saved from 'Mysterious Oil Spill' "
South African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds, September 16, 2005
"Japanese Zoo Puts Plump Penguins on Exercise Regime"
USA Today, December, 15, 2005.
Penguin Deaths
"Americas Penguins in Peril"
BBC News, December 5, 1998
"Shampooing to Stop Oil Spill Bird Deaths"
NationalGeographic.com, September 21, 2004
"Penguin Deaths Baffle Experts"
ABC News Online, March 31, 2005
Penguin Research
"Tagging Hobbles Penguins, Some Researchers in Cape Town Contend"
NationalGeographic.com, October 9, 2001
"Banding Hurts Penguins' Chances in Wild"
CNN.com, June 11, 2004
"Mapping African Penguins"
Science in Africa, March 2005
Human Impacts on Penguins
"African Penguins Airlifted from Oil Spill Zone"
CNN.com, July 4, 2000
"Africa's Penguins Still Reeling From 'Guano Craze' "
NationalGeographic.com, August 16, 2004
"Zoo: Snatched Penguin May Be Christmas Gift"
CNN.com, December 20, 2005.
"Penguin Parents Who Lost Chick Have New Egg"
MSNBC.com, January 25, 2006.
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