Many of us have long been delighted by watching penguins waddling along on our TV screens or across the ice at the zoo. In ...

They determined that wing feathering is the main factor for generating thrust. Penguin wings, aka flippers, bear some resemblance to airplane wings covered with scaly feathers. To maximize ...

The penguins in this photo used their flippers to comfort one another. In the BBC video, a penguin tucks another’s head under its chin. Other times, a penguin might comfort another by grooming.

Each year as part of the celebrations a competition called The Peng-Win Championships takes place, where penguins from zoos ...

Adélies have a feisty attitude too. They’ve been known to take on potential predators – seals or large seabirds – or even attack visiting researchers with their flippers. Adélie penguins are ...

Penguins are counter-shaded dark and white plumage. Their Wings are evolved into flippers, and they live in water areas only. Most of the penguins will feed krill, squid, fish, and some forms of ...