Swimming with wildlife can be a life-changing experience—spiritual even, some people say. Tiny seahorses delight travelers with their strange prehensile tails and bright camouflage, while whale sharks ...

The latest baby African penguin, known only as 53, joins Oscar and Duffy as the latest additions to the aquarium’s African penguin colony.

Four penguin chicks took a big leap at Mystic Aquarium! Just months after hatching in January, the four African penguin chicks took their first swim. Four penguin chicks took a big leap at Mystic ...

According to the aquarium, the penguins were reared for the first 50 days of their life before employees took over feeding and training duties. Before the big plunge, the chicks slowly acclimated to ...

Two African penguin chicks hatched at the Ross Park Zoo in March. The chicks will be introduced to the public later this summer after they develop waterproof feathers and learn to swim. African ...

Humans aren’t the only species who need a retirement plan. But for African penguins, that plan doesn’t include a 401(k). The New England Aquarium created a new “retirement home” island in its penguin ...

It’s not only humans who can transition into a senior living home as they age. Penguins can, too. The New England Aquarium has announced the completion of a reimagined penguin exhibit where birds who ...

An endangered African penguin chick recently hatched at the Lincoln Park Zoo just in time for the holiday season. In a news release issued Thursday, the zoo reported the healthy chick hatched Oct. 1 ...