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The Falkland Islands, also known as the penguin capital of the world, is an excellent spot for a documentary on penguins. Here, 5 of the world’s 17 penguin species can be found: gentoo, king ...
What happens when a rockhopper and a macaroni penguin get together? A rare hybrid is born. Meet the rockaroni penguin chick.
Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) belong to the penguin family Spheniscidae. They also go by the name brush-tailed penguins due to the long, still feathers on their tails that often sweep the ...
A quartet of gentoo penguin chicks made their debut at the Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium on Wednesday. The four chicks are each about 2 months old.
Image: Ursula Clare Franklin As adults, gentoo penguins are the third largest of the penguin species and are thought to be the fastest swimmers, reaching speeds of 36 kilometres per hour. As young ...
These adorable gentoo penguin chicks were caught up close and personal before one decided to take a quick peck at the camera. Lauren Farmer is an expedition leader in the polar tourism industry ...
Edinburgh Zoo's gentoo penguins have started choosing the best pebbles to build a love nest which they will use to lure in a potential partner as mating season approaches.
Not all penguins wear tuxes. A rare white penguin has been spotted at a scientific base in Antarctica, where it was standing out like a sore thumb among its black-and-white brethren. The bird ...
Habitat and distribution These penguins are one of only two penguin species (the other being the emperor penguin) that are native exclusively to Antarctica. They inhabit the entire coastline of the ...
All of the celebrity divorces are making me spiral but thankfully the Gentoo penguins at SEA LIFE Sydney have restored my hope in love.
Ateam of researchers has shed light on the impressive aquatic ability of the world’s fastest swimming bird, the Gentoo penguin.