These images from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest show just why penguins have waddled into our hearts ...

It is believed that the answer to what an Emperor penguin was doing on the beach in Australia was foraging for food. While it was exciting for those at the Australian beach to see the penguin ...

The emperor penguin was malnourished, alone — and on a popular beach in southwest Australia, waddling through the sand more than 2,000 miles from its natural habitat. Visitors to Ocean Beach ...