From 9-foot tall ostriches to albatrosses with gargantuan wingspans, here are some of the biggest birds in the world.

The oldest documented penguin was a 46-year-old king penguin named Oma, which translates to Grandma in English. She was a longtime resident of the Wuppertal Zoo in Germany. Oma was hatched in South ...

The king penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus feeds only at sea and must live off its reserves when it comes ashore to breed. We found that male penguins returning to their egg between three weeks ...

Molting is a major undertaking for emperor penguins. During this process, they shed and replace all of their feathers, which requires a tremendous amount of energy.

Neither sea lions nor king penguins are the speediest (or most graceful) creatures when it comes to hurrying up a beach. So, who would win a race? In this extraordinary YouTube clip from 2013, we ...

Emperor penguins live in some of the most remote and environmentally pristine regions in the world. But that doesn't mean ...

The natural marvels, which do everything from enabling acrobatic flight to insulating against Antarctic cold, continue to ...

Emperor penguin populations in Antarctica may be declining faster than the most pessimistic predictions, according to a new analysis of satellite imagery.

Emperor penguins are the largest of the world’s penguin species, growing as tall as 44 inches and weighing between 60 and 90 pounds. They live 20 to 25 years in the wild.

Woeful White Sox have penguin throw out first pitch: ‘Can he start tomorrow?’ By Mitch Fink Published June 9, 2025, 2:08 p.m. ET ...

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