As Antarctica's penguins struggle with record low sea ice, one species is adapting -- and it offers lessons to us all

As Antarctica's penguins struggle with record low sea ice, one species is adapting -- and it offers lessons to us all

One particular species of Antarctic penguin is modelling a poignant lesson for humanity: adapt or die... and make it quick.

As Antarctica's penguins struggle with record low sea ice, one species is adapting -- and it offers lessons to us all

By Bill Weir, CNN One hundred years ago, colorful canaries warned humans of the hidden hazards of digging for coal by riding shotgun down the mine and dropping dead. Now, penguin experts say these birds that move like tuxedoed toddlers are showing us the hidden hazards of burning coal and other fossil fuels by the

As Antarctica's penguins struggle with record low sea ice, one species is adapting -- and it offers lessons to us all

Antarctica is home to millions of penguins.

As Antarctica's penguins struggle with record low sea ice, one species is adapting - and it offers lessons to us all

By Bill Weir, CNN One hundred years ago, colorful canaries warned humans of the hidden hazards of digging for coal by riding shotgun down the mine and dropping dead. Now, penguin experts say these birds that move like tuxedoed toddlers are showing us the hidden hazards of burning coal and other fossil fuels by the

As Antarctica's penguins struggle with record low sea ice, one species is adapting - and it offers lessons to us all

By Bill Weir, CNN One hundred years ago, colorful canaries warned humans of the hidden hazards of digging for coal by riding shotgun down the mine and dropping dead. Now, penguin experts say these birds that move like tuxedoed toddlers are showing us the hidden hazards of burning coal and other fossil fuels by the

As Antarctica's penguins struggle with record low sea ice, one species is adapting -- and it offers lessons to us all

One hundred years ago, colorful canaries warned humans of the hidden hazards of digging for coal by riding shotgun down the mine and dropping dead.