Emperor penguins are the tallest and heaviest penguin species in the world and can be found swimming, playing, and raising ...

When penguins hit the water, they become living torpedoes. Some species, like the Gentoo penguin, can swim up to 22 miles per hour—faster than any Olympic swimmer.

Video shows a wayward penguin swimming and diving among beachgoers along Brazil’s most iconic shoreline. It might be ...

The emperor penguin is thousands of miles outside its home range and now in a different climate. It’s the first known time an emperor penguin has made the 2,200-mile swim from Antarctica to ...

Scampi and Flounder, a pair of male Humboldt penguins, are stepping up to raise a chick at Chester Zoo in the United Kingdom.

Round of applause for Scampi and FlounderTwo same-sex Humboldt penguins are raising a chick that was rejected by its ...

Growing these new feathers will allow Pesto to eventually swim. While king penguin chicks’ brown feathers are insulating, they are not waterproof, which is where their adult plumage comes in handy.

A gay penguin couple have stepped in to hatch and raise a baby chick after it was born at Chester Zoo. Males Scampi and ...

The emperor penguin is thousands of miles outside its home range and now in a different climate. It’s the first known time an emperor penguin has made the 2,200-mile swim from Antarctica to ...