MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Thursday, May 21st 2026 - 18:41 UTC
The northern Gentoo, or Pygoscelis papua, lives on the Falkland and Martillo Islands of South America. These penguins thrive in the warmer and saltier waters north of the polar front
Adélie, chinstrap and Gentoo penguins shifted their breeding seasons earlier in the year by almost two weeks, on average, over the past decade. Gentoos showed the fastest shift.
A new study indicates that the adaptable marine birds evolved into distinct lineages as isolated populations shifted to match their environmental conditions over time. The work has implications for how conservationists assess threats to Gentoos. (Piece by Carlyn Kranking, Associate Web Editor, Science, Communications Biology)
