Counting emperor penguins in their icy Antarctic habitat was not easy until researchers used new technology to map the birds from space. Take a trip to penguin land.
Emperor penguins on the Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica in an undated photo courtesy of the British Antarctic Survey
Ice melt shows through at a cliff face at Landsend on the coast of Cape Denison in Antarctica
Emperor penguins are seen in Dumont d'Urville, Antarctica April 10, 2012. Counting emperor penguins in their icy Antarctic habitat was not easy until researchers used new technology to map the birds from space, and they received a pleasant penguin surprise for their efforts. Using satellite mapping with resolution high enough to distinguish ice shadows from penguin poo, an international team has carried out what they say is an unprecedented penguin census from the heavens over the past three years.
A foraging Emperor penguin preens on snow-covered sea ice around the base of the active volcano Mount Erebus, near McMurdo Station, the largest U.S. Science base in Antarctica.
Emperor penguins are seen in Dumont d'Urville, Antarctica
An emperor penguin colony near Halley Bay in Antarctica in an undated satellite image courtesy of DigitalGlobe.
Emperor penguins are seen in Dumont d'Urville, Antarctica.
An Emperor penguin is seen close to its herd in Dumont d'Urville, Antarctica.
An emperor penguin on the Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica is seen sheltering its chick between its feet.
An emperor penguin on the Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica in an undated photo courtesy of the British Antarctic Survey.
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