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Largest king penguin colony shrinks 90% in 30 years (1 Viewer)

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The world's largest king penguin colony has shrunk nearly 90% since the 1980s, research suggests.

Aerial and satellite images show breeding pair numbers have fallen 88% in the last three decades, an article in the journal Antarctic Science says.

The colony lies on the France's uninhabited Île aux Cochons between Africa and Antarctica in the Indian Ocean.





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