Penguins are the canaries in the coalmine for warming in Antarctica

The Port Lockroy museum and post office, the southernmost post office in the world. Port Lockroy, a natural harbour off the Antarctic peninsula, is a nesting site for several colonies of gentoo penguins, a species whose range is expanding, most likel
A curious gentoo penguin looking at the camera. These birds have no natural land predators, and tend not to fear humans. ST PHOTO: ASHLEIGH SIM
The Port Lockroy museum and post office, the southernmost post office in the world. Port Lockroy, a natural harbour off the Antarctic peninsula, is a nesting site for several colonies of gentoo penguins, a species whose range is expanding, most likel
The Antarctic peninsula’s Neko Harbour has one of the largest gentoo penguin colonies. ST PHOTO: ASHLEIGH SIM
Port Lockroy, a natural harbour off the Antarctic peninsula, is a nesting site for several colonies of gentoo penguins, a species whose range is expanding, most likely because of climate change. ST PHOTO: ASHLEIGH SIM
The Port Lockroy museum and post office, the southernmost post office in the world. Port Lockroy, a natural harbour off the Antarctic peninsula, is a nesting site for several colonies of gentoo penguins, a species whose range is expanding, most likel
To reach their nests on the rocky Half Moon Island of Antarctica, chinstrap penguins trek up steep slopes that are too slippery for humans. ST PHOTO: ASHLEIGH SIM
Audrey Tan
Science and Environment Correspondent
Updated
Feb 10, 2021, 03:13 PM
Published
Nov 02, 2020, 05:00 AM
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ANTARCTICA - The Antarctic tundra, like the tropical rainforest of South-east Asia, is never silent.

Yet, the soundscapes could not be more dissimilar. In the forest, insects buzz, reptiles hiss and birds chirp, but as we neared the South Pole, it was the landscape that resounded.

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