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The list of species potentially imperiled by climate change is long, from polar bears to certain types of pine trees.
受氣候變化危及的潛在物種名單有一長串——從北極熊到某些種類的松樹。
But there are also those species that will benefit from the changed climate conditions. And a new study that uses data collection stretching back more than 50 years finds that the Adelie penguins of Beaufort Island near Antarctica may be one of the fortunate climate cases.
但仍有一些物種會從變化的氣候條件中受益。一項新的研究利用可以追溯到50多年前的數據收集，結果發現南極洲附近的波弗特島上的企鵝可能是氣候變化環境下的幸運兒之一。
Aerial photographs and satellite images reveal that this colony nearly doubled in size between 1958 and 2010, swelling from 35,000 breeding pairs to 64,000 families.
據航空攝影和衛星圖象顯示，企鵝數量在1958年至2010年期間幾乎增長了一倍，從3.5萬對發展至6.4萬個家庭。
The reason is an increase in the kind of nesting habitat Adelie penguins love: rocky beaches revealed by the melting back of snow and ice. Such a melt back is considered likely for many other locations in the Antarctic suggesting the penguins may find even more homeland soon.
原因就是阿德利企鵝鐘愛的那種筑巢棲息地——冰雪溶化后顯露出來的巖石海灘在擴張。據悉在南極洲其他許多地區也有可能遭遇這樣的溶退，這意味著企鵝可能很快找到更多適合棲息的家園。
The expansion may also be because other critters, like the krill and silverfish the penguins eat have been increasing, although census data is lacking. And more Adelies might prove good news for leopard seals, who dine on them. Of course, that's only if the seals can stand the warmer waters.
盡管缺乏調查數據，但企鵝的擴張也有可能是因為其他生物，例如企鵝愛吃的磷蝦和銀魚的數量在增加。對于海豹來說，阿德利企鵝群的壯大可能是好消息，因為他們獵食企鵝，不過前提是海豹能忍受日益升溫的海水。
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