New Emperor Penguins Found 2024 New Penguin. Scientists have spotted previously unknown colonies of emperor penguins using new satellite imagery. Previously unknown colonies of emperor penguins have been spotted in new satellite imagery.

But they are the reason antarctic researchers have been able to identify four new colonies of emperor penguins — a species threatened with extinction by climate change. The findings are a rare bright spot for the birds, which scientists predict will be mostly extinct.