Humans aren't the only ones repelled by penguin poo, however. To krill, tiny shrimp-like creatures, the smell of penguin poo ...

The penguin poop didn’t only influence krill movements. In another phase of the experiment, researchers noticed the ...

The foul stench of penguin poop sets Antarctic krill on edge. In lab experiments, the mere scent of penguin droppings — or guano — sent krill scrambling for escape, researchers report March 20 in ...

It is estimated that there are around 700 trillion adult Antarctic krill in the Southern Ocean today. The post Study finds ...

New research led by a University of Tasmania (UTAS) researcher has revealed that one particular smelly substance can trigger ...

Most people can get enough DHA and EPA by eating fatty, low-mercury fish—such as Alaskan salmon and sardines—at least twice weekly. If you take a supplement, consult a doctor because krill oil ...

By listening in on their songs from year to year, a team of scientists found variations in their tunes based on the species that are available for them to eat. The findings are detailed in a study ...

Blue whales eat krill - tiny, shrimp-like crustaceans that live throughout Earth's oceans. The huge whales can eat up to four tonnes of krill every day. Blue whales lunge through large swarms of krill ...

Research Associate, Institute of Marine Sciences and NOAA-NMFS Fisheries Ecology Division, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, University of California, Santa Cruz Spanning more octaves than a ...

That suggests all these other animals that eat krill will face much more intense competition with each other for this important food resource,” Simeon Hill from the British Antarctic Survey told ...

Animals with specialized diets—such as chinstrap penguins, which only eat krill—could be more sensitive to the effects of human activities than those that eat a wider variety of foods, according to a ...