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 ...

To krill, tiny shrimp-like creatures, the smell of penguin poo triggers evasive maneuvers, probably because they know that ...

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

Climate change is also driving penguins to colonize new areas, or to stay in regions longer than they normally would, ...

An adult Adélie consumes thousands of krill at a time at rapid speed, eating up to 1.6 kilos (3.5 lbs) of it per day. The ...

While krill oil is well-tolerated and safe for many people, it may not suit people who are allergic to shellfish. Most nutrition experts and public health organizations recommend eating a varied ...

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 ...

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 ...

These colossal cetaceans often reach 30 metres in length and can weigh up to 180 tonnes - so they need to eat a lot to keep them swimming. But despite their enormous size, blue whales feed almost ...

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 ...

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 ...