Around 18 species of penguin can be found in living on Earth. Penguins can vary in size, with some weighing up to 88 pounds and standing over three feet tall, according to National Geographic.

A Magellanic penguin on Magdalena Island, located in the Strait of Magellan near Chile's southern tip. Tens of thousands of penguins come to the island every year to breed. The South American penguin ...

“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 ...

As the rapidly worsening climate catastrophe triggers ever more Antarctic ice to melt, emperor penguins, which breed on ice, are facing an uncertain future Adult emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri ...

From fish smoothies to oral antibiotics, researchers are taking matters into their own hands in a radical effort to save New Zealand’s yellow-eyed penguins After female penguins lay eggs, parents take ...

Once thought to mate for life, more penguins seem to be setting out in search of new partners come breeding season. Here’s why. Penguins have long been celebrated as symbols of enduring love. From the ...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (CNS) -- After overwhelming public participation, the emperor penguin chick hatched at SeaWorld San Diego was officially named Pearl. More than 29,000 people voted, with Pearl ...

For many years, I had no idea that there was a difference between a penguin and a puffin. I learned to love penguins in movies like Happy Feet and Mr. Popper’s Penguins. Not to mention the mischievous ...

Baltimore, MD (WHTM) The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore has the largest population of African penguins (Spheniscus demersus) in North America – and it just got bigger. The Zoo announced on November 6 that ...