Ancient Adelie penguin colony revealed by snowmelt at Cape Irizar, Ross Sea, Antarctica

2020-09-28 20:06
Researcher Steven Emslie encountered a puzzle at Cape Irizar, a rocky cape located just south of the Drygalski Ice Tongue on the Scott Coast, Ross Sea. He found both ancient and what appeared to be fresh remains of Adelie penguins, mostly of chicks, which fre…