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Young penguins follow false food cues

Warming, other changes create ‘ecological trap,’ endangering seabirds’ survival

African penguins

PENGUIN PERIL  Juvenile African penguins (shown) forage for their own food when they leave the nest. Some from the Western Cape of South Africa become trapped in areas without any fish, a new study finds.

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By Elizabeth Eaton

- More than 2 years ago

African penguins have used biological cues in the ocean for centuries to find their favorite fish.