Scientists tracked more than 6,000 penguin dives beneath Antarctic sea ice and found that prey may become harder to reach, even when it has not disappeared
- Prey accessibility, not abundance, may shape predator behavior in penguinsFor nesting penguins in Antarctica, finding food is no longer just about how many fish or krill are in the ocean.
- It is also about how difficult those animals are to catch.
- Scientists who tracked more than 6,000 penguin dives beneath Antarctic sea ice found that prey can become much harder to reach even when their overall numbers have not fallen.
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- Prey accessibility, not abundance, may shape predator behavior in penguinsFor nesting penguins in Antarctica, finding food is no longer just about how many fish or krill are in the ocean.
- It is also about how difficult those animals are to catch.
- Scientists who tracked more than 6,000 penguin dives beneath Antarctic sea ice found that prey can become much harder to reach even when their overall numbers have not fallen.
Sources: Times of India