{"id":30627,"date":"2023-01-26T18:07:11","date_gmt":"2023-01-26T18:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/scientists-discover-new-penguin-colony-in-antarctica-using-satellite-imagery"},"modified":"2023-01-26T18:07:11","modified_gmt":"2023-01-26T18:07:11","slug":"scientists-discover-new-penguin-colony-in-antarctica-using-satellite-imagery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/scientists-discover-new-penguin-colony-in-antarctica-using-satellite-imagery","title":{"rendered":"Scientists Discover New Penguin Colony in Antarctica Using Satellite Imagery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Liberia. <\/strong><\/span>Penguins are the best known and most numerous of all birds inhabiting Antarctica. They constitute approximately 85% of the total number of all birds in Antarctica.<\/p>\n<p>British Antarctic scientists have discovered a new emperor penguin colony in Antarctica via satellite images. The newly-discovered colony at Verleger Point, West Antarctica, consists of around 500 penguins.<\/p>\n<p>According to researchers, the new colony brings the total number of known emperor penguin breeding sites along the coastline of Antarctica to 66. Emperor penguins colonies are not permanent &#8211; one may break into two, and some eventually disappear altogether.<\/p>\n<p>The images were made using the European Commission\u2019s Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite mission and the Maxar WorldView3 satellite. The Emperor Penguin is the largest of all penguins, with a weight of up to 45 kilograms and a height of about 1.20 meters. It has colorful feathers around its neck and head, with the head and back of the body itself being black and the abdomen being white.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\">Liberia<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Liberia. Penguins are the best known and most numerous of all birds inhabiting Antarctica. They constitute approximately 85% of the total number of all birds in Antarctica. British Antarctic scientists have discovered a new emperor penguin colony in Antarctica via satellite images. 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