Today, elephant seals are uncommon visitors to the Antarctic continent, and breed on subantarctic islands including Macquarie ...

The study suggests that even the faintest hint of penguin droppings in the water is enough to prompt krill into escape ...

As a result, the seals could no longer reach their normal breeding sites on the continent. Opportunistic Adélie penguins moved in and took over. The recent DNA analysis adds to our understanding ...

Krill are a keystone species in the Antarctic, but their population is moving further south due to climate change.

Just a faint whiff of penguin poop pushes their favorite prey to take "frantic" evasive action, reveals new research.

which led to a change in the Adélie penguin diet." The sedimentary ancient DNA (sedaDNA) analysis also revealed the presence of southern elephant seals. "It was a complete surprise to find a potential ...

The authors focused on Adélies, the most southernly breeding species of penguin, as 99.6% of their diet consists of Antarctic krill. An adult Adélie eats up to 1.6 kg of it per day, and the ...

The team focused on Adélies, the most southernly breeding species of penguin, as 99.6% of their diet consists of Antarctic krill. An adult Adélie consumes thousands of krill at a time at rapid ...