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One female steps out and glares at us, eyes narrowed. She’s only 2 feet tall but she looks ferocious. Vitale says African penguins are a territorial species, "and as we get into the breeding ...
Two African penguins living at a zoo in Surrey have formed a very special friendship. One acts as a guide to the other, who has difficulty seeing due to an eye condition called cataracts. The ...
African penguins are rather limited in supply — endangered, you could say — with an estimated 55,000 left in 2010. (That number was closer to 200,000 at the turn of this century and 3 to 4 ...
BOSTON (CBS) -- A penguin at the New England Aquarium hit a miraculous life milestone on Wednesday. Lambert, an African penguin who hatched on this day in 1992, turned 30.
From left, Holly Samson, 2, and her sister Juniper, 3, of Denver have their picture taken at the new African penguin habitat of Denver Zoo on its opening day, Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021.
Nicky Stander, Head of Conservation, SANCCOB said “The African Penguin is in a dire situation and we cannot afford to wait any longer to protect the species properly. In just over a decade, they could ...
The National Aviary is welcoming two new adorable African penguin chicks. The aviary says the first chick hatched on Feb. 7 and weighed 60.5 grams, which is about as much as the standard pack of gum.
ET, the world's oldest African penguin, died at the Richmond Metro Zoo on June 17. She was 43 years old. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ Funniest cap messages Get the USA TODAY app ...
In a separate experiment, on a sunny 25 °C day, the African Penguin Nest Project team logged temperatures of nearly 51 °C on the ground outside a ceramic nest box and just 23 °C inside.
In a separate experiment, on a sunny 77 degree day, the African Penguin Nest Project team logged temperatures of nearly 124 degrees on the ground outside a ceramic nest box and just 73 degrees inside.