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How Do Emperor Penguin Dads Stop Their Eggs From Freezing?

By Emma Bryce published

These penguin dads are basically walking hot-water bottles.

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magellanic penguin

Thousands of Female Penguins Are Being Stranded in South America

By Brandon Specktor published

Why are thousands of female penguins washing up dead in South America?

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This aerial image taken from a quadcopter reveals an Adélie penguin breeding colony on Heroina Island, Danger Islands, Antarctica.

How This Supercolony of 1.5 Million Penguins Stayed Hidden for Nearly 3,000 Years

By Yasemin Saplakoglu published

Sometimes we miss one or two, sometimes we miss millions.

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male penguins and their nest

Meet Sphen and Magic, the Same-Sex Penguin Couple Raising an Egg in Captivity

By Brandon Specktor published

Two male penguins are raising an egg together in Sydney's Sea Life Aquarium.

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Penguin graveyard

Here's Why There Are Hundreds of Ancient, Mummified Penguins in Antarctica

By Laura Geggel published

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penguins take selfies.

Antarctic Penguins Find Research Camera, Proceed to Take Most Adorable Selfies

By Tia Ghose published

An adorable pair of emperor penguins recently captured the cutest of all animal selfies when they encountered a camera left behind in their rookery.

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Poop Stains Lead Researchers to Hidden 'Supercolony' of 1.5 Million Penguins

By Brandon Specktor published

Antarctica's Danger Islands hold an adorable secret.

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Giant penguin illustration

Giant Penguin: This Ancient Bird Was As Tall As a Refrigerator

By Laura Geggel published

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Adélie penguins nest in large, densely packed colonies in the same place each year, and they leave behind guano stains on rocks.

Poop Stains Help Scientists Track Antarctic Penguin Colonies

By Kacey Deamer published

Adélie penguins in Antarctica nest in large colonies, and these groupings leave behind massive poop stains on the icy landscape — marks that are so large they can be tracked by satellites.

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Waddle for Science! Penguins Join Protest March

By Kacey Deamer published

The March for Science was not only for people; penguins marched, too.

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