First observations of emperor penguins on Horseshoe Island, Antarctica

• Published in: Polar Research
• Main Authors: Yirmibesoglu, Sinan, Ozsoy, Burcu
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2023
• Subjects: Aptenodytes forsteri; sea ice; Antarctic Peninsula; Maguerite Island; moult; ice-dependent species; Antarctic; Horseshoe Island; The Antarctic; West Antarctica; Antarc*; Antarctica; Emperor penguins; Polar Research; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/9556; https://doi.org/10.33265/polar.v42.9556

This note reports observations of two moulting emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri)on Horseshoe Island, West Antarctica, during the Seventh Turkish Antarctic Expedition in February 2023. This is the first time this species has been documented on this island. Emperor penguins largely depend on fas...