Australian and Chinese scientists have discovered hundreds of mummified penguin chicks on Long Peninsula in Antarctica.
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| The mummified bird carcasses were found lying in heavy sediments in east Antarctica. |
The researchers said the find sheds light on the effects of two catastrophic weather events that decimated breeding colonies in the area, and could also unlock clues about the impact of climate change on Antarctic penguin populations.
A study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research —Biogeosciences analysed sediment at the site where researchers found the mummified baby birds.
Scientists said the discovery holds clues to two massive weather-related calamities that wiped out large numbers of birds, one about 200 years ago and one around 750 years ago.
Read the ABC News story - “Discovery of mummified penguin chicks provides clues to catastrophic weather events in Antarctica: scientists.”
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