article_snippet: The very first study into how the Antarctic's climate has affected the birds over the past 30,000 years has been conducted by a team of researchers, including some from the University of Tasmania and the Australian Antarctic Division.
article_snippet: The very first study into how the Antarctic's climate has affected the birds over the past 30,000 years was found that at some point, the Antarctic was too cold for these birds.
article_snippet: The study shows how the climate has affected the birds over the past 30,000 years, finding that Antarctica was once too cold for the birds .
article_snippet: With the species flourishing, The study has shown that the species flourishing numbers began to increase over the last 12,000 years when temperatures rose and the sea ice began to decline.
highlights_snippet: During the last ice age, colonies were seven times smaller as opposed to the 50 thriving colonies now .
  
highlights_snippet: The warming of the Antarctic has allowed colonies to flourish as the sea ice has reduced and colonies can access the ocean .
  
highlights_snippet: Scientists have warned Scientists are sensitive to climate change and this growth in numbers may not last .