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Breathtaking penguin photos captured by drones

by Sarah Wells
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A vast frozen landscape with a lot of penguins

Adélie penguins live in one of the planet’s harshest environments — Antarctica.

While cold and inhospitable, Antarctica is threatened by climate change. Understanding how the climate affects penguins is essential to their conservation — but it is also incredibly tricky.

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