Penguins

A newly described extinct giant penguin from New Zealand has unusually long legs and a long, slender beak, and it dates to a time when much of the region was underwater.

A new study has predicted that emperor penguins could become functionally extinct by the end of the century due to melting sea ice.

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.

A rockhopper penguin in the Falkland Islands needed a little guidance after getting separated from his penguin group.

There might be nearly 20% more emperor penguin colonies in Antarctica than previously thought.

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.

The second-largest emperor penguin colony in the world appears to be collapsing, after rough seas drowned all of its babies three winters in a row.

Emperor penguins are the only penguin species that breeds on the frigid ice sheets of Antarctica in the dead of winter.

These penguin dads are basically walking hot-water bottles.

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

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

A solar eclipse is scheduled for Friday the 13th, but most skywatchers will be unlucky without doing a bit of traveling.

From the mantis shrimp to the dragonfly, here are 15 amazing animal eyes.

Did you know that the late drug lord Pablo Escobar flew kidnapped hippos to Colombia? Or that the African clawed frog Xenopus laevis was once used as a pregnancy test for humans?

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

Antarctica's Danger Islands hold an adorable secret.

"Animals with Cameras" presents wildlife habits that have never been seen by humans.