The paleo-historical picture of the geographical range of African penguins over the past 22,000 years (IMAGE)

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The paleo-historical picture of the geographical range of African penguins over the past 22,000 years

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This is the paleo-historical picture of the geographical range of African penguins over the past 22 000 years. Scientists at Stellenbosch University’s (SU) School for Climate Studies hope to provide new insight into the current vulnerability of the last remaining penguin species in Africa. The study, titled “A natural terminal Pleistocene decline of African penguin populations enhances their anthropogenic extinction risk” was published in the African Journal of Marine Science on 20 April 2023.

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Infographic: Jenny Frost

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