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Bird flu ravaging Antarctic wildlife, scientist warns

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18-02-2026 12:01 HKT
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Photo by JUAN BARRETO / AFP. View of a chinstrap (Pygoscelis antarcticus) and gentoo (Pygoscelis papua) penguins at the Gerlache Strait -which separates the Palmer Archipelago from the Antarctic Peninsula, on January 15, 2024.
Photo by JUAN BARRETO / AFP. View of a chinstrap (Pygoscelis antarcticus) and gentoo (Pygoscelis papua) penguins at the Gerlache Strait -which separates the Palmer Archipelago from the Antarctic Peninsula, on January 15, 2024.
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