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Give 3 reasons on how global warming has affected penguins.

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Answer:

1.western Antarctic Peninsula is shrinking in size. That means less living space.

2.the sea-ice season is getting shorter and shorter.

3.climate change is driving the decline is because the penguins rely on sea ice for their food

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Because of this rapid warming, sea ice along the western Antarctic Peninsula is shrinking in size, and the sea-ice season is shorter. 2 The loss of sea ice is harming Emperor penguin chicks and adults. Emperor penguins rear their chicks on land-locked sea ice.

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