Study lead Dr. Chong Wei, from Curtin's Center for Marine Science and Technology, said Little Penguins are particularly vulnerable to human-made noise as their habitats often overlap with shipping ...

Drowned out by noise? Algoa Bay has two regionally significant industrial harbors that make it a busy route for marine traffic. Since 2016, a new shipping practice has started here that makes it ...

Biodiversity hotspot hit by noise pollution Algoa Bay is South Africa's offshore bunkering hub Penguin population in Algoa Bay shrinks by 85% CAPE TOWN, Aug 16 (Reuters) - The already endangered ...

Like people, jackass penguins convey information efficiently by using shorter sounds more frequently than longer ones, and by using shorter sounds to create longer calls. Get the Popular Science ...

The flirting, Keen said, involved various behaviors like making distinctive penguin noises and posturing. “They do a low trumpeting call, which is basically them saying, ‘I’m free and I’m ...

While there have been four spills – in 2016, 2019, 2021 and 2022 – some of which killed penguins, the noise caused by the bunkering activities is likely even more devastating to the birds.

Sound reception and hearing capabilities in the Little Penguin ( Eudyptula minor ): first predicted in-air and underwater audiograms. Royal Society Open Science , 2024; 11 (8) DOI: 10.1098/rsos.240593 ...

The already endangered African penguin is being driven away from its natural habitat off the east coast of South Africa due to noise from ship refuelling, a scientific study has found.

Curtin University researchers have used state-of-the-art imaging technology to shed light on the hearing sensitivity of Australian Little Penguins and the danger of marine noise pollution.