Houston Zoo to welcome penguins, sharks at Galápagos Islands exhibit. The new animals will be part of the exhibit's 270,000 One Ocean aquarium at the center of the complex. ...

These dignified-looking and endangered penguins, which are native to the Galápagos Islands off the coast of Ecuador, are vulnerable because of how microplastics accumulate in the Galápagos ...

The 10 Humboldt penguins arrived at the Houston Zoo last month and will be ... giant tortoises, Caribbean blue iguanas, sea turtles, sharks, ... Ready-to-eat chicken product sold at Walmart and ...

Originating from coastal Chile and Peru in South America where temperatures can get as warm as 100 degrees, the Humboldt penguins are a perfect fit for Houston, zoo staff said in a news release ...