Why Is Penguin Poop Pink? The Color Can Be Seen From Space and Serves to Monitor the Health of the Ecosystem.
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It may seem like a strange scene, but the pink cocoon of the Adelia penguins has a scientific explanation and, more surprisingly, it can be identified even in images made by satellites. The coloring is directly related to the feeding of birds and helps researchers to monitor changes in the Antarctic ecosystem. Why does the cocoon of the penguins get pink?
The predominantly white landscape of Antarctica hides a curious natural phenomenon that can be detected thousands of miles from the...
Understand how krill consumption alters the colour of Adelia penguin residues and helps scientists in environmental monitoring; ongoing monitoring is part of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) programme
Illustrative image Photo: PexelsPigments of krill and phytoplankton explain the color of the faeces of the Adelia penguins
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