Yes, penguins. The ones we used to call Jackass penguins when I was working at the New England Aquarium in the 70s. They are now called African penguins. African penguins waddle along the shores of ...

African penguins (Spheniscus demersus) bear the unfortunate nickname "jackass penguins" because they communicate through honking, donkey-like brays. Laugh at them if you like, but a new study ...

Discover the challenges facing the African penguin, also known as the jackass penguin, amid declining populations. Great Big Story Posted: January 8, 2025 | Last updated: March 19, 2025 ...

Scientists Decode African Penguin Calls Researchers are trying to figure out how “jackass” penguins—nicknamed for their braying vocalizations—communicate ...

Baby Penguin Kidnapped from British Zoo Katherine Bright, manager of Amazon World Zoo Park on the Isle of Wight, discusses the case of Toga, the zoo's baby South African Jackass Penguin. Toga was ...

According to the study, the African penguin,also called the black-footed penguin, the Cape penguin, or the Jackass penguin, lived on 15 large islands off the coast of southern Africa more than ...

Four critically endangered African penguin chicks hatched at Mystic Aquarium in early January, the aquarium announced Wednesday. The chicks hatched on Jan. 6, 7, 9, and 10, and are the offspring of ...

South Africa will limit commercial fishing around key African penguin colonies in a bid to halt a decline in the population of the birds that could result in them becoming extinct within 12 years.

The popular African penguin known as Mr. Greedy, a fixture of the Maryland Zoo who had sired many offspring and left “an astounding 230 descendants” over five generations, has died after an ...

The ones we used to call Jackass penguins when I was working at the New England Aquarium in the 70s. They are now called African penguins . Contrary to popular belief, penguins are not all located ...