Friend and pioneering penguin researcher at the Scripps Institute, Gerald Kooyman, was interviewed by Discovery News about his work with the most amazing of all penguins.. the emperor.
For more than 30 years, he has studied the behavioral, physiological, and anatomical adaptations of antarctic marine animals. His work, both at Scripps and in remote field locations, has broadened scientific understanding of the specialized adaptations of these aquatic mammals and birds and how they live and survive on the coldest, driest, and windiest continent.
In recent years, Kooyman has focused on emperor penguins, and how they may be affected by global climate change. The causes and effects of global change continue to be hotly debated by scientists. Kooyman, however, approaches it from a different perspective."
"What really matters," he says, "is whether animal populations are increasing or declining. If they are declining, the question is why? What is the cause and are humans the responsible agents? If so, what can we do about it?
Penguin of the Day - Emperor - Images by Jonathan Chester
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