Warming up to a new coat: moulting king penguins exhibit hyperthermia and increased peripheral heat loss
Juan D Zuluaga, Emmanuel Pretti, Aude Leynaert, Elsa Marçon, Antoine Stier, Agnès Lewden
This study examines thermoregulation in moulting king penguins, finding that they experience hyperthermia and increased peripheral heat loss, supporting the warm-up hypothesis for feather development.
American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology · Oct 3, 2025Peer-reviewedPhysiology