(FILES) View of a gentoo (Pygoscelis papua) penguin with its breeding at the Paradise Bay in the Gerlache Strait -which separates the Palmer Archipelago from the Antarctic Peninsula, on January 20, 2024. Avian influenza, a highly lethal virus now advancing across Antarctica, is increasingly threatening the native wildlife of the white continent, Chilean scientist Victor Neira warns. (Photo by JUAN BARRETO / AFP via Getty Images)