Scientist Discover Mega-Colony of 1.5 Million Penguins Hidden in Antarctica

An Adelie Penguin chick less than a month old, is protected by its parents while remaining in a recreated antarctic environment in the zoo of Guadalajara, Jalisco state, Mexico on Jan. 17, 2018. Ulises Ruiz/AFP/Getty Images

Scientists found a previously unknown colony of 1.5 million penguins living in Antarctica.

The colony of Adélie penguins was discovered thriving on Danger Islands, on the Antarctic Peninsula’s northern tip. Islands in the area are remote and surrounded by ice. The finding reverses scientists’ previous notion that the species was declining, The Independent reported.