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A male penguins' voice reveals how good a dad he will be, a new study suggests. Here, Adelie penguins breed and raise their chicks in large groups.
Ice Penguin
Penguins are usually associated with Antarctica, but they also live in temperate areas of South America, New Zealand and Australia.
New Baby Penguin Is a Big-footed Fuzzball
(Image credit: Moody Gardens.)
A newly hatched chinstrap penguin at Moody Gardens aquarium in Texas.
Penguin Pomp: Birds of a Feather
(Image credit: Todd Stailey, Tennessee Aquarium)
A flock of gentoo penguins at the Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga puts on a show. At heights of almost 3 feet (1 meter), gentoos are the third-largest penguin species in the world. Gentoos build nests out of round, smooth stones, which are highly prized by females. To curry favor with a potential mate, male gentoos sometimes present "gifts" of these coveted rocks.
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Emperor Penguin
(Image credit: Cassondra Williams)
Emperor penguins are the largest and tallest living penguin species.
Emperor Penguin
(Image credit: Cassondra Williams)
Emperor penguin jumping out of an ice hole.
Emperor Penguins in the ice
(Image credit: Paul Ponganis)
Emperor Penguins in the ice.
Penguin Promenade
(Image credit: Garwee, Stock.xchg)
African penguins take a sidewalk stroll. These two-foot-tall birds are also known as "jackass penguins" because of their loud, donkey-like calls. They nest in burrows along southern Africa's coastal waters, laying two eggs that are cared for by both mom and dad. One major African penguin colony is right near Cape Town, South Africa, at Boulders Beach. There, penguins rub elbows with tourists and swimmers.
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