Thousands of penguins die in Antarctic ice breakup
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-66492767
>A catastrophic die-off of emperor penguin chicks has been observed in the Antarctic, with up to 10,000 young birds estimated to have been killed.
>The sea-ice underneath the chicks melted and broke apart before they could develop the waterproof feathers needed to swim in the ocean.
>The birds most likely drowned or froze to death.
>The event, in late 2022, occurred in the west of the continent in an area fronting on to the Bellingshausen Sea.
RIP, muchachos.
Gone too soon.