The only other penguins known to nest this way are Fiordland crested penguins, also native to New Zealand. Perhaps the most ...

More than half of the world's 19 penguin species are in danger of extinction — and eight of them live in New Zealand. Determined to save penguins from global warming and other threats, the Center ...

Little blue penguin (kororā in Māori) is Aotearoa New Zealand’s smallest penguin, reaching roughly the height of a ten-pin bowling pin. In fact, mobile bowling pins are exactly what these little ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — It’s noisy, smelly, shy — and New Zealand’s bird of the year. The hoiho, or yellow-eyed penguin, won the country’s fiercely fought avian election on Monday, offering ...

The yellow-eyed penguin has won New Zealand's fiercely-contested Bird Of The Year competition - with campaigners hoping its victory will prompt a revival of the species. The birds, thought to be ...

A rare, smelly and yellow-eyed penguin species has been crowned New Zealand’s bird of the year for the second time in less than a decade. The hoiho, which translates as “noise shouter” in ...

The yellow-eyed penguin, or hoiho, has been crowned New Zealand's Bird of the Year for 2024, securing 6,328 votes for its second win in the popular annual competition. The hoiho, considered the ...

A noisy, smelly, and shy penguin has won New Zealand’s bird of the year. The hoiho, or yellow-eyed penguin, won the country’s fiercely fought avian election on Monday, offering hope to ...