The zoo is soliciting potential names for the chick, whose sex is still TBD, via its social media channels and will release ...

Genetic research has revealed that there is a lot more to New Zealand’s 2024 Bird of the Year than meets the eye. Scientists ...

“The emperor penguin is the largest penguin species on Earth.” The emperor penguin is the largest species of penguin in the world and also one of the most unique. Instead of breeding in the warmer ...

An endangered African penguin chick recently hatched at the Lincoln Park Zoo​ just in time for the holiday season.

Many people consider penguins to be among their favorite creatures on the planet. There’s something special about seeing a group of flightless tuxedoed birds gathering in groups and waddling from ...

A Magellanic penguin on Magdalena Island, located in the Strait of Magellan near Chile's southern tip. Tens of thousands of penguins come to the island every year to breed. The South American penguin ...

CHICAGO - Lincoln Park Zoo has welcomed a new African penguin chick. It hatched on Oct. 1, after roughly 40 days in ...

An international team of scientists has warned that the world’s penguins could be at risk from the combined effects of extreme weather. The new study suggests it’s not single events like heatwaves ...

The team at the New England Aquarium in Boston has created a “geriatric island” for their elderly penguin residents.

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A new international analysis warns that penguin survival hinges on a shift in how science and conservation policy approach ...