This story appears in the September 2009 issue of National Geographic magazine. First comes the Noise, the turbulent din of king penguins calling, fighting, courting, like the ultimate schoolyard ...

It was just a few months ago that Australia's beloved Pesto the Penguin went viral for weighing nearly 50 pounds at just 9 ...

For example, Gentoo penguins, King penguins, Adelie penguins, Magellanic penguins, Banded penguins, Emperor penguins... Phew! We could go on all day. Penguins are birds - but even though they have ...

The Detroit Zoo's newest penguin is Atticus, a king penguin that hatched last August. He already weighs more than both of his parents at 35.42 pounds.

LONDON -- Unless you happen to be a king, a knight and a brigadier, the penguin pictured above is officially more important than you. On Monday, king penguin Sir Nils Olav received a visit at ...

As the Falkland Islands are a mere 750 miles of the nearest point of Antarctica, it is here where many penguin species make their home. Featured on the first coin appropriately, is the King ...

Scientists are trying out an alternative bio-indicator – the king penguin – to investigate whether they can be used to monitor the effects of climate change. We are used to hearing about the ...