Penguins

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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An artist's reconstruction of what Kumimanu fordycei and Petradyptes stonehousei may have looked like.

Largest penguin ever discovered weighed a whopping 340 pounds, fossils reveal

By Harry Baker published

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.

This photo shows hundreds of empire penguins standing on a snowy hill near the water in Antarctica.

Hidden, never-before-seen penguin colony spotted from space

By Tom Metcalfe published

Satellite photos showing poop stains in the West Antarctic snow and ice have revealed a previously unknown breeding colony of emperor penguins.

A young emperor penguin chick sits on the feet of an adult penguin, nestled into its belly

Emperor penguins join threatened species list, thanks to climate change

By Nicoletta Lanese published

The world's largest penguins have joined the threatened species list.

A pair of erect-crested penguins in their New Zealand habitat.

In 'bizarre behavior,' New Zealand penguins lay one egg, reject it, and then lay another. Now, scientists know why.

By Jennifer Nalewicki published

They're one of the only bird species to do this.

Two gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) at Volunteer Point in the Falkland Islands.

Are penguins really monogamous?

By Joshua A. Krisch published

It depends on how you define monogamy.

A small african penguin holds up a foot as if to take a step while two wildlife specialists crouch behind him on the ground, observing

This little penguin can waddle easily again thanks to his custom-made boots

By Nicoletta Lanese published

A penguin with bumblefoot improved his waddle with new orthopedic boots.

An Adélie penguin family.

Over 60 million years ago, penguins abandoned flight for swimming. Here’s how.

By Stephanie Pappas published

Around the time the dinosaurs died out, penguins became swimmers. New research reveals their aquatic evolution.

A dead little penguin washed up on a New Zealand beach.

Hundreds of the world's smallest penguins have mysteriously washed up dead. What killed them?

By Harry Baker published

More than 500 little penguins have washed up dead on New Zealand beaches since May, and scientists aren't exactly sure why.

ECHO UGV monitoring penguin population

Meet the robot keeping an eye on emperor penguins in Antarctica

By Scott Dutfield published

A rolling robot is helping scientists to observe and record penguin behavior.

photo of little penguins marching onto phillip island from the water

5,000 of the world's smallest penguins waddle onto Australian beach in record-breaking parade

By Nicoletta Lanese published

A nightly penguin parade takes place on Phillip Island.

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