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Lost' Adélie penguin wanders nearly 2,000 miles off-course, ends up on New Zealand beach
By Joanna Thompson published
A lost Adelie penguin ended up almost 2,000 miles off course.

Dozens of endangered penguins killed after being stung in the eyes by swarming honeybees
By Harry Baker published
Conservationists have confirmed that 64 African penguins were killed in South Africa after being stung in and around the eyes by honeybees.

Melting sea ice could wipe out 98% of emperor penguins by the end of the century
By Harry Baker published
A new study has predicted that emperor penguins could become functionally extinct by the end of the century due to melting sea ice.

Tasmanian devils wipe out colony of little penguins in major conservation backfire
By Harry Baker published
Tasmanian devils introduced to Maria Island for their own conservation have created an ecological disaster in their new home by wiping out an entire population of little penguins.

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.

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.

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.

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.
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