Penguins are aquatic, flightless birds. They lay eggs, have feathers and yet are powerful swimmers. Emperor penguins can stay underwater up to 30 minutes, in essence flying underwater. They live in the Southern Hemisphere, including Antarctica and New Zealand. LiveScience.com has penguin pictures, feature article and news of the latest penguin discoveries.
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Mass die-off strikes endangered emperor penguin chicks across 4 of 5 West Antarctica colonies
Out of five known emperor penguin colonies in the Bellingshausen Sea region of western Antarctica, four have failed to breed this year as chicks likely drowned in the melting sea ice.
Adorable extinct penguin was one of the smallest of its kind to ever walk Earth, tiny skull fossils reveal
The newfound extinct species is remarkably similar to the living "little penguin," which only weighs around 2 pounds.
Largest penguin ever discovered weighed a whopping 340 pounds, fossils reveal
Researchers in New Zealand have unearthed fossils from two previously unknown ancient penguin species. One of the new species is the largest penguin ever discovered.
Hidden, never-before-seen penguin colony spotted from space
Satellite photos showing poop stains in the West Antarctic snow and ice have revealed a previously unknown breeding colony of emperor penguins.
Emperor penguins join threatened species list, thanks to climate change
The world's largest penguins have joined the threatened species list.
In 'bizarre behavior,' New Zealand penguins lay one egg, reject it, and then lay another. Now, scientists know why.
They're one of the only bird species to do this.
This little penguin can waddle easily again thanks to his custom-made boots
A penguin with bumblefoot improved his waddle with new orthopedic boots.
