2019 heat wave killed a huge number of Magellanic penguins
Extreme heat in 2019 that reached 111.2 Fahrenheit in the shade killed at least 354 Magellanic penguins at one of the birds' largest breeding colonies.
Source: futurity.org
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Extreme heat in 2019 that reached 111.2 Fahrenheit in the shade killed at least 354 Magellanic penguins at one of the birds' largest breeding colonies.
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