Gentoo penguins are four species, not one, scientists say – AlKhaleej Today

South Georgia Gentoo penguins (P. poncetii) live in more northerly habitats, where conditions are milder than their southern Gentoo cousins who live on the ice of Antarctica. Photo credit: Gemma Clucas
Gentoo penguins should be categorized into four different species after analyzing genetic and physical differences between populations in the southern hemisphere, say scientists at the Milner Center for Evolution at the University of Bath.
The researchers say counting as four different species will…

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