When Philip Sontag first visited Antarctica as a Ph.D. student, he brought back an unusual souvenir: a huge bag of penguin ...

The Lincoln Children's Zoo is looking for a lovely new name for its Humboldt penguin chick ahead of Valentine's Day. The female chick hatched on Dec. 15 and is the second chick of mom, Sharkbait ...

Polar bear fur resists ice because of a natural greasy coating called sebum. This helps them move quietly while hunting.

Polar bears have a built-in defense against ice — greasy fur. A team of scientists has discovered that their fur is coated in ...

Two female gentoo penguins are new moms at an aquarium in Spain and are raising the baby chick they adopted as an egg. According to local media, officials at Oceanographic Valencia say that ...

From the cinematic dedication of emperor penguins marching across frozen lands to gentoo penguins offering pebbles as tokens of affection, these flightless birds seem to epitomize monogamy.

This innovative approach, published in PeerJ, enhances our understanding of predator-prey interactions ... the Tawaki Trust, the Global Penguin Society, the Antarctic Research Trust, and CONICET ...

These penguins are renowned for their agility in water, which comes into play significantly in this video. Their swift movements and quick thinking are vital traits that often help them evade ...

The year prior, there were four new arrivals - a Gentoo, King ... without any predators and with superior healthcare, the oldest penguin is a 39-year-old Rockhopper, followed by a 37-year-old ...

Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby offered his perspective on Connor McDavid’s three-game suspension for cross-checking Conor Garland during Saturday’s Edmonton-Vancouver clash.

Emperor penguin parents battle the extreme polar south to protect their fluffy babies, and gentoo penguins scour the beach until they find the perfect stone to give to their mate. Now, a group of ...