Penguin Poop Seen From Space

Scientists have found ten new emperor penguin colonies by spotting their skid marks on the Antarctic ice from satellite images (video on page). The ice around the penguins gets very dirty because they congregate in a small area in very large colonies for months. Peter Fretwell, Mapping Expert, British Antarctic Survey says, "What we find is that we can see the guano (excrement) from space. They stay in the same space in very large colonies for eight months of the year and the ice around them gets very dirty, and it's that that we can see on the satellite images."

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Does a penguin then lead to global warming? I am sure all of the penguin poop leaves the penguin, entering the environment of Antartica warmer than the surrounding ice and snow. This then causes an ammount of ice around the penguin to melt (slightly). Which shows the results of an exothermic reaction, adding more carbon emissions to the environment. Hence, causing global warming