A penguin living in a Gloucestershire park has been renamed after it was found she was actually male. Ten-year-old king penguin ‘Maggie’, of Birdland Park and Gardens, Gloucestershire ...

King penguins do not build nests. In their constricted space, the male and female take turns incubating a single egg balanced on their feet and covered by a loose fold of skin. They brood the ...

So to identify an individual, or even a male from a female, is difficult ... this has been seen before in their close relatives, king penguins, but it is extremely rare in an emperor penguin.

Birdland is now awaiting the arrival of a young female king penguin from Germany to ensure the long-term success of the colony.