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Going fishing

Humboldt penguins rarely stray far from home. But when El Niño lures their fish suppers away, these normally sedentary birds may simply pack up and follow their food, Jessa Netting finds.

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  1. Culik,B., Hennicke, J. & Martin, T. Humboldt penguins outmanoeuvering El Niño. The Journal of Experimental Biology 203, 2311 - 2322 2000.

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Netting, J. Going fishing. Nature (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/news000720-5

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