Gentoo penguins are one of 17 penguin species in the world and there are said to be around 600,000 of them in the Antarctic ...

And the emperor is not alone: More than half of the world's 19 penguin species are in danger of extinction because krill, the keystone of the Antarctic marine food chain, has declined by as much 80 ...

The Fairy or Little Blue Penguin, the smallest penguin species, stands at 13-17 inches and weighs just over 1 kg. These adorable birds inhabit New Zealand and Southern Australia. Known for their ...

In a landmark victory for conservation, BirdLife South Africa and the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of ...

That’s why the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to list the emperor penguin as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act. The proposal will be published in the Federal ...

are the world's second-largest penguin species. Chicks are known for their fluff, which they will mostly lose once they fledge and develop their adult feathers around 14 to 16 months old.