The Penguin Population That Thrives on Falklands’ Minefields

The Falkland Islands are an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean about 300 miles east of South America's southern Patagonian coast. The islands are a British overseas territory since 1833, but Argentina too maintains claim to the islands having been in control of the islands for a period prior to 1833. Argentina’s long dispute escalated in 1982, when the country’s forces invaded the islands res

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地雷原に営巣するペンギンの話。

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「地雷危険」の警告がある場所で繁殖するペンギンの群れ。フォークランド紛争時にイギリスとアルゼンチンが地雷を島に敷設。体重が軽いペンギンに危険はない…らしい