South African scientists move to boost penguin population

South African scientists are fitting young penguins raised by humans with satellite transmitters so they can track them once released into the wild, hoping to gather information that might one day lead to new breeding colonies of the endangered birds.

South African scientists move to boost penguin population

South African scientists are fitting young penguins raised by humans with satellite transmitters so they can track them once released into the wild, hoping to gather information that might one day lead to new breeding colonies of the endangered birds.

Researchers used tape and glue to attach a transmitter the size of a matchbox to a 10-week-old African penguin.

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