Global Warming reveals carcasses of Adelie Penguins preserved in Antarctica

Scientists have come across a puzzling new discovery claiming that global warming has resulted sw in parts of Antarctica to melt revealing carcasses of Adélie penguins that have been covered under ice for more than 5,000 years. According to Daily Mail reports, Steven Emslie, a professor at University of rth Carolina, was studying  Cape Irizar, situated south of Drygalski Ice Tongue on Scott Coast when he and his team were puzzled witnessing hundreds of preserved bones,  fears, and bodies.

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'Mummies' of penguins found

Emslie reportedly said that y saw at least half a dozen 'mummies' of penguins with ir bones and fears on surface. In addition radiocarbon results showed that species lived  5,000 years ago with last one ending about 800 years ago during beginning of Little Ice . Emslie along with his team of researchers collected some of remains from surface for furr research and analysis. Emslie reportedly said that fresh-looking remains were all of Adélie penguins and added that it is very unusual for a place that has never been reported to have an active penguin colony. 

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During ir course of investigation in that area, team also came across pebble mounds which were nesting sites for se penguins.  Emslie explained that y excavated mounds similar to that of an archaeologist to recover preserved tissues of penguin bone, fear, and eggshell, as well as parts of ir prey like fish bones, otoliths, etc. new study was published in Geology highlighting work which shows at least three occupation periods of cape by breeding penguins. As per study, Ross Sea (Antarctica) is one of most productive marine ecosystems in Sourn Ocean and supports nearly one million breeding pairs of Adélie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) annually. 

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