Emperor #penguins lay eggs from May to June. The eggs hatch after 65 days. But chicks do not fledge until the following December and January.

Last year 100% of the sea ice in Antarctica's Bellingshausen Sea region melted in November, making it very unlikely any of the chicks survived - "a breeding failure at an #unprecedented scale".

#Antarctic #seaiceMelt #seaice #climateEmergency #climateCrisis #ClimateBreakdown #emperorpenguins

https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/0824/1401496-penguin-colonies/