When Philip Sontag first visited Antarctica as a Ph.D. student, he brought back an unusual souvenir: a huge bag of penguin ...

Two new animals are making a splash at Shedd Aquarium. Pico and Douglas are rockhopper penguins that hatched at Shedd Aquarium last summer and are finally big enough to join their fellow flightless ...

Pesto, the viral sensation and globally famous penguin, is being observed cosying up to penguin-friend Pudding. Could it be ...

Penguins come ashore to moult over a 3-4 week period; they are unable to go to sea to feed and sometimes restricted to their water intake. Photo: John Buckingham Unlike all other birds, penguins ...

Birds fly while penguins swim and dive. Penguins molt all their feathers at once, instead of replacing a few feathers at a time. They can also walk upright like humans. So why are penguins an ...