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SoulScratches

@soulscratches.bsky.social

#McMurdoStation #scicomm 🧪 #EmperorPenguins #Antarctica

Dr. Peter Doran @icedoctord.bsky.social · Nov 5

Just now in front of McMurdo Station. Very rare to see Emperor's come right up to the front of McMurdo Station, especially so early in the summer. #scicomm 🧪

November 5, 2025 at 9:21 AM

Franka Slothouber

@frankaslothouber.eurosky.social

Emperor penguin parents and their chick. The snowstorm really added up to the Antarctic experience.

#emperorpenguins
#naturephotography
#birdphotography
#penguins
#antarctica
#snowhillisland

March 28, 2025 at 12:37 PM

Franka Slothouber

@frankaslothouber.eurosky.social

Emperor penguin and chick.

#naturephotography
#birdphotography
#penguins
#emperorpenguins
#antarctica
#snowhillisland

March 4, 2025 at 2:42 PM

Alison Banwell

@alibanwell.bsky.social

My first time seeing emperor penguins — and definitely didn’t expect it to be so close to McMurdo station #Antarctica 🇦🇶 ❄️ 🧪

@cires.colorado.edu @nsidc.bsky.social @cpom-uk.bsky.social #emperorpenguins

December 26, 2025 at 9:40 AM

Steven Marx

@stevenmarx.bsky.social

Forget it buddy, it’s penguin town. #photography #penguins #emperorPenguins #antarctica

February 7, 2025 at 7:12 PM

Emma Jane

@realemmajane665.bsky.social

#EmperorPenguin #EmperorPenguins #Penguin #Penguins

December 23, 2025 at 2:04 AM

Center for Biological Diversity

@biologicaldiversity.org

These penguins have been protected under the U.S. Endangered Species Act since 2022, following a petition and lawsuit from the Center.

More information on our work to protect #EmperorPenguins. ⬇️

Emperor penguin

www.biologicaldiversity.org

April 9, 2026 at 8:34 PM

Lorraine Turner calicohorses

@lorraineturnerart.bsky.social

SOLD❣️ “From the Bottom of our Hearts” #fabriccollage #textileart lace, cotton, doilies, silk,
All of my work supports endangered animals
⬇️
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#SciArt #fabricart #ArtShow #ArtYear #smArt #quiltsky #animalart #art #embroidery #artquilt #emperorpenguins #slowstitched #arctic

A black, white, gray, yellow, pale blue textile illustration of an Emperor penguin family

July 31, 2025 at 11:12 AM

Art Wolfe

@artwolfe.bsky.social

#WorldPenguinDay #FlashbackFriday Emperor Penguin Expedition 1992 artwolfe.com/2016/01/15/e...

#ExploreCreateInspire #EmperorPenguins #ArtWolfe #WildlifePhotography

Emperor Penguin Expedition

This article originally appeared on dpreview.com. Penguins are a staple of nature photography these days and one can easily book a cruise to Antarctica for themselves through numerous operators, but t...

artwolfe.com

April 25, 2025 at 6:04 PM

Kaity

@kaitybug562.bsky.social

Penguins to take a break from the fae series, they’re fun. #art #illustration #sketches #animalstudies #penguins #emperorpenguins

Traditional sketches of emperor penguins

August 13, 2026 at 2:45 PM

Stefan Christmann

@christmannphoto.bsky.social

Lying on the ice, every passing emperor penguin felt like a tiny solar eclipse. The sky burned orange, like fire on ice—yet the bitter southern wind cut through me, a chilling contrast.

#EmperorPenguins #Antarctica

February 16, 2025 at 6:16 AM

Lady4Freedom

@sassylady4freedom.bsky.social

Totally rad!! Beautiful photographic capture. 🐧🐧🐧🐧❄️🐧🐧❄️🐧🐧❄️🐧🐧🐧🐧
#NoKings #HandsOff #50501Protests #50501Movement
#Resistance #Opposition #EarthDay #EarthDay2025 #earth #ocean #biodiversity #wildlife #ecosystem #environment #sustainability #climatechange #penguins #emperorpenguins #Antarctica

April 22, 2025 at 6:27 PM

Bertie Gregory

@bertiegregory.bsky.social

National Geographic and BAFTA Award-winning cinematographer Bertie Gregory release unprecedented footage of Emperor penguin chicks leaping 50 feet off an Antarctic cliff. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PwD...

#bertiegregory #penguins #emperorpenguins #nationalgeographic #wildlife #animals

Emperor penguin chicks jump off a 50-foot cliff in Antarctica NEVER-BEFORE-FILMED FOR TV | Nat Geo

YouTube video by National Geographic

www.youtube.com

May 8, 2025 at 12:38 PM

crikeywoman

@crikeywoman.bsky.social

Year of Winslet

CHICKS, MAN

#yearofwinslet #katewinslet #filmsky #snowchick #emperorpenguins #letterboxd #yearinreview #penguins #Chicksman
Overall rating: 3 out of 5 ⭐️

boxd.it/cpL99h

A ★★★ review of Snow Chick - A Penguin's Tale (2015)

Year of Winslet CHICKS, MAN #yearofwinslet #katewinslet #filmsky #snowchick #emperorpenguins #penguins #Chicksman Overall rating: 3 out of 5 ⭐️

boxd.it

January 3, 2026 at 3:55 PM

Polar Escapes

@polarescapes.bsky.social

🐧❄️ Want to see emperor penguins in the wild? Head to Snow Hill Island in Antarctica — one of the most remote and exclusive places on Earth to witness these majestic birds and their chicks.

#EmperorPenguins #SnowHillIsland #AntarcticaExpedition #PolarWildlife #BucketListAdventure

June 5, 2025 at 11:32 AM

✨🔮🕯️ Priestess, Temple of the Irreverent

@seersroebuck.bsky.social

#EmperorPenguins #ClimateChange #EndangeredSpecies #Animals

Bee Friendly Brum @beefriendlybrum.bsky.social · Apr 9

Melting Antarctic ice means entire colonies can fall into the ocean, leaving the chicks to drown. Even if some penguins escape the water, they are soaked + will freeze to death.
4/5 known emperor penguin breeding sites in the Bellingshausen Sea collapsed in 2022, with the loss of thousands of chicks

Mass drowning of chicks puts emperor penguins at risk of extinction

Record low levels of Antarctic sea ice is having grim consequences for penguins yet to grow waterproof feathers

www.theguardian.com

April 9, 2026 at 3:36 PM

CharmaineScammell 🌱🇬🇧

@charmainescammell.bsky.social

Please sign and share🙏
#EmperorPenguins and #FurSeals are now officially on their way to disappear forever from this planet.
These iconic creatures have survived millions of years -- but they may not survive any longer if we don’t act fast ⬇️
action.eko.org/a/antarctic-...

Antarctic Treaty States: Legally Protect the Emperor Penguins!

Emperor Penguins and Fur Seals are now officially on their way to disappear forever from this planet.These iconic creatures have survived millions of years -- but they may not survive any longer if we

action.eko.org

May 4, 2026 at 3:41 PM

Wildlife Watcher

@spinyoulater1994.bsky.social

Wildlife Poster #17: Emperor Penguin

#wildlifeposters #animalartists #education #conservation #antarctica #penguins #emperorpenguins

January 31, 2026 at 10:36 PM

MUSER PRESS

@muser.press

Scientists have discovered that #emperorpenguins’ annual feather shed – a few critical weeks when they can’t enter the ocean – may now be putting them at risk as Antarctic sea ice shrinks. #ClimateChange #Phenology #RemoteSensing
DOI: doi.org/10.1038/s432...

Satellite images reveal new threat to emperor penguins in Antarctica • Muser Press

Satellite images of Antarctica have led scientists to an unexpected discovery about emperor penguins, revealing a new risk tied to shrinking sea ice. In a

www.muser.press

February 25, 2026 at 11:30 PM

Anna Kavanaugh

@annakavanaugh.bsky.social

Heartbreaking. #EmperorPenguins are trapped during their annual moult without waterproof feathers. They drown or freeze if sea ice melts too soon. #ClimateChange has plunged tracked colonies from 100 to 25 in just 3 years. We must act. #conservation #Antarctica 🐧❄️

www.bbc.com/news/article...

March 1, 2026 at 3:03 AM

Sailors for the Sea Powered by Oceana

@sailorsforthesea.bsky.social

Today is #WorldPenguinDay, but it’s not all black and white. 🌎🐧

#EmperorPenguins are now officially endangered, Without urgent action, we could lose them within our lifetime.

Sign our petition to strengthen protections under the #EndangeredSpeciesAct: https://bit.ly/4rovDDN

#ProtectWhatYouLove

April 25, 2026 at 8:22 PM

Lotta

@lotta20241113.bsky.social

I just finished watching this film about Emperor Penguins.
A wonderful and beautiful and sad #documentary.

We really need to do something to stop #climatechange.
#Penguins #EmperorPenguins #ExtinctionIsForever

youtu.be/IPiIquWn6J8?...

Emperor Penguin Societies (Full Episode) | Secrets of the Penguins | National Geographic

YouTube video by National Geographic

youtu.be

June 2, 2026 at 5:30 PM

Alberto Pastor 🦔

@titoalpastor.eurosky.social

"Geospatial scientist Peter Fretwell was really studying sea ice loss. But as he pored over satellite images of Antarctica, he couldn’t help but notice a small, brown stain amid the otherwise pristine blue and white ice."
🛰🌎🏔️💩🐧 #EmperorPenguins #Poop #Wildlife #Antarctica #WinterCritters #Nature