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![A wildlife photographer captured images of a rare yellow penguin.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iekogah8D8DHETVFpGH47j-320-80.jpg)
There's a rare yellow penguin on South Georgia island, and biologists can't quite explain it
By Yasemin Saplakoglu published
Black-and-white tuxedos may be the conventional dress code in the penguin world, but one dashing individual is breaking the status quo with an à la mode yellow coat.
![Rockhopper penguin adult returning from the sea, at a nesting colony on Bleaker Island in the Falklands.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sQzeaMD6fZU9kMgVGZ8nfF-320-80.jpg)
Adorable 'confused penguin' charms the internet: What really happened?
By Mindy Weisberger published
A rockhopper penguin in the Falkland Islands needed a little guidance after getting separated from his penguin group.
![Iceberg A68a (shaped like a pointing finger) is bearing down on the island of South Georgia, putting thousands of animals at risk.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QjdoA6JwHWNfrmxqhDNSg4-320-80.jpg)
The world's largest iceberg is on a collision course with an Antarctic penguin refuge
By Brandon Specktor published
Iceberg A68a, the world's largest iceberg, is floating directly toward a wildlife hotspot in the South Atlantic ocean.
![A mummified Adélie penguin chick's head in Antarctica.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5QNwttnQXgDfZnTJLxsKRC-320-80.jpg)
Dozens of ancient penguin 'mummies' discovered at lost nesting site in Antarctica
By Brandon Specktor published
Melting snow in Antarctica reveals ancient penguin 'mummies' dating to 5,000 years ago.
![Emperor penguins photographed here on the Brunt ice shelf near the British Antarctic Survey Halley Research Station.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jhyTGpRmM2VHVYo7sixBAE-320-80.jpg)
Poop stains visible from space reveal hidden colonies of Antarctic penguins
By Yasemin Saplakoglu published
There might be nearly 20% more emperor penguin colonies in Antarctica than previously thought.
![When penguins are pooping, you'd better stand back.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tC4u36vZ97YxezCcX3ABxm-320-80.jpg)
Penguins shoot 'poop bombs' more than 4 feet, incredibly important study finds
By Mindy Weisberger published
How much force must a penguin apply in order to blast a flying poop projectile, and how far can it travel? Fortunately for us all, scientists now have answers.
![A braying African penguin — or "jackass penguin" — respects the linguistic laws of English while honking at his friend.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bj3C3XzV8n4qrf8NnRSoxV-320-80.jpg)
Jackass penguins have a jackass language not so different from English
By Brandon Specktor published
The braying songs of African 'jackass' penguins follow two extremely common rules of human language, a new study confirms.
![Two male king penguins in Zoo Berlin named Skip and Ping adopted an abandoned egg in August; they had previously tried to hatch stones in their enclosure.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GsXuZjpqNgBgNFuiDY2BeD-320-80.jpg)
'Gay' Penguin Couple Had No Egg of Their Own. So They Stole One.
By Mindy Weisberger published
A pair of mated male penguins in a Dutch zoo were so eager for offspring that they stole an egg from another couple's nest.
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