Emperor penguins huddle together for warmth during those punishing Antarctic storms, taking turns being at the center of the huddle. The social dynamics behind those huddles turns out to more ...

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For most, the start-stop motion of a traffic jam is infuriating, but if you are a group of emperor penguins, it’s just what you need to stay together. Unlike most penguin species, where both the males ...

Emperor penguins maintain the tight huddle that protects them from the harsh conditions of an Antarctic winter with stop-and-go movements like cars in a traffic jam, a new study has shown. Emperor ...

Greed is good for penguins that huddle together to avoid Antarctica's icy weather. According to a new study, penguin groups can maximize everyone's heat when individual birds act selfishly, huddling ...

Animals have evolved in myriad ways to protect against the cold. Whales insulate with blubber. Bison congregate near geothermal springs. Black bears shelter in caves. And emperor penguins, facing ...

LITTLE ROCK — To survive in Antarctica’s bitter cold, emperor penguins are known to cluster together in tight huddles. But they don’t just stand there. Penguins form such tight huddles that it would ...

If you’re in stop-and-go traffic in Los Angeles, you’re probably pretty unhappy about it. If you’re a male penguin balancing an egg on your feet in the freezing Antarctic, that traffic jam is probably ...

Location and environmental conditions may influence when gentoo chicks huddle in cold, wet Antarctic conditions, according to new study. Location and environmental conditions may influence when gentoo ...