If you think you need some beauty sleep, chinstrap penguins have you beat. A new study published in the Science journal broke down the cold-weather animals' sleeping habits and found they need a lot ...

“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 ...

Penguins’ feathers are coated in a waterproof oil produced by an adaptive gland called the preen gland, according to Corbin Maxey, an animal expert and biologist. Penguin chicks, however, do not have ...

The docuseries “Secrets of the Penguins” by National Geographic captured footage of several rare penguin chicks for the very first time. Their parents are a mixed-species couple: a rockhopper mother ...

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. — One of the Aquarium of Niagara’s longtime residents is preparing for a new chapter: moving to the Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium next month. Smitty the penguin is part of a Species ...

Among a colony of black and white penguins with bright orange beaks in Antarctica is one animal that stands boldly apart from the rest. Scientists have discovered that one of the penguins is almost ...

The African black-footed penguin, according to Memphis Zoo's website, is one of the 17 penguin species in the world. Although penguins are commonly associated with chilly weather conditions, more than ...

Baltimore, Md. (WHTM) — A female African penguin (Spheniscus demersus), who hatched at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in 2022, has a new home at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore. Gerry, as she was named, has ...