Vampire bats in Peru sometimes prey on penguin chicks, but the adult penguins are ready to fight back—with a little help from ...

The zoo will have extra keeper chats planned by the penguins. There are 18 penguin species around the world and while some do ...

Researchers assessed artificial nests made from four different materials to see which would help boost the population of ...

She explained that African penguins are one of the most threatened seabird species globally and face an "extremely high" chance of becoming extinct. Populations have declined by 90% in the last 70 ...

New Australian research using satellite imagery to monitor the location of emperor penguin colonies in East Antarctica, shows ...

Coral reefs, marine birds, Chiloé Foxes, and Magellanic penguins are also under threat because of habitat loss and competition with newly-introduced species. Even though climate change is not now ...

Only 10 percent of the original wild population of African Penguins--a million, as estimated in 1930. Of the 17 species of penguins on Earth, 10 are currently considered vulnerable or endangered.

The average weight of this second-largest species of penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) varies considerably, but is generally in the range of 9.3 kg (20.5 lb) to 18 kg (39.7 lb). While Pesto is ...

According to the Cal Academy website, factors driving the decline of the African penguin population are sadly familiar: overfishing, water pollution, invasive species, and habitat destruction.