Emperor penguins, which stand nearly four feet tall, need stable sea ice to survive, but climate change is steadily melting away their Antarctic home. Unless dramatic action is taken to slow the progression of climate change, new research predicts the species will be all but extinct by the year 2100, reports Christina Larson for the Associated Press (AP).

Emperor penguins are the world's largest penguin, standing almost four feet tall and weighing around 88 pounds. They live almost exclusively in Antarctica and need sea ice to survive.

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