For The March Of The Penguins Stars, Huddling and a Drop in Metabolism Allow Survival in Biting South Pole Cold
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This press release covers a study that found dropping of the metabolic rate may be a key to huddling penguins’ survival. March of the Penguins, the Oscar® winning documentary, showed how the emperor penguins endure their incubation and fast for four dark and bitterly cold months each year. The tight huddling among these South Pole penguins is a key energy-saving mechanism that allows them to endure their extremely harsh conditions.
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