The only emperor penguin known to have swum from Antarctica to Australia was released at sea 20 days after he waddled ashore ...

Lorien Pichegru is affiliated with Nelson Mandela University and receives funding from the NRF. Alistair McInnes receives funding from the Charl van der Merwe Trust. He works for BirdLife South ...

An Argentine farmer was given a three-year prison sentence for animal cruelty Wednesday, likely to be commuted, after being ...

Emperor penguins rely on sea ice to form their breeding colonies, avoid predators in the ocean and forage for food. But as Earth’s temperature rises as a result of greenhouse gas and carbon ...

Because they dwell in such extreme southern climes that are difficult to reach, new colonies were still being discovered as late as 1986. Emperor penguins are large birds that stand around 4 feet ...

The young male, which stood around a metre high, likely started its journey from one of around 60 known emperor penguin colonies in eastern Antarctica. As far as scientists are aware, penguins ...

In October 2024, the African penguin became the first penguin species in the world to be listed as critically endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. This is a sad ...

In October 2024, the African penguin became the first penguin species in the world to be listed as critically endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. This is a sad ...