For months a huge iceberg blocked the path of hundreds of penguin chicks but somehow they survived.

Two rockhopper penguin chicks, hatched June 18 and June 20, have shed their soft feathers for sleek, waterproof ones just in time for their first swim, aquarium officials said Thursday.

A piece from the American Institute of Physics points out that Gentoo penguins are the fastest swimming birds in the world, and that ability comes from their unique and sophisticated wings.

Sea Life Melbourne/AFP via Getty Images ... and to penguin fans around the world. We look forward to sharing his future adventure – which will include fledging and then swimming lessons.” ...

Birds are vertebrate animals adapted for flight. Many can also run, jump, swim, and dive. Some, like penguins, have lost the ability to fly but retained their wings. Birds are found worldwide and ...

Photos of Pesto – who is 90 ... the adult black-and-white birds, king penguins are born covered in brown feathers. Once they learn how to swim, they will begin shedding those feathers ...

Feast your eyes on these 20 captivating photos that will ignite a desire within you to embark on a journey to Antarctica, where an endless sea of icebergs awaits, accompanied by a pristine white ...

With less than 10,000 breeding pairs left, African penguins are on the brink of extinction. SANCCOB's rehabilitation efforts ...

The sea ice close to the colony has begun to break up, threatening chicks that cannot yet swim The team will now wait for higher-resolution pictures that show exactly how many penguins are there.

He’s a “walking feathery poop machine.” And he’s also a celebrity.Meet Pesto the king penguin. At just nine months old and 22.5 kilograms<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...