Image shows an emperor penguin colony near the Neumayer station of the Alfred Wegener Institute in an undated photo. A 2022 study showed that young emperor penguins swim far north beyond the 50th parallel south in their first year of life in Antarctica. Note: Licensed content. (Alfred Wegener Institut, Aymeric Houstin/Newsflash)
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29 September 2022
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