Cthulhusaurus t1_j1gvl25 wrote
Reply to comment by WillKuzunoha in Emperor penguin at risk of extinction, along with two-thirds of native Antarctic species, research shows by dont_tread_on_dc
Right, but is that important? Like it's obviously sad, but are there greater consequences?
utdconsq t1_j1j6k7l wrote
Undoubtedly, but I imagine it would be hard to do more than speculate without observing it happen. Emperors eat fish and crustaceans like krill. Krill are predated on by many animals, most notably whales, but the types of fish these guys eat I don't know much about. Effect of the penguins being gone, hard to say. Sadly, the krill which are so important to many, many, many species are also at risk due to acidification among other things.
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