The docuseries “Secrets of the Penguins” by National Geographic captured footage of several rare penguin chicks for the very first time. Their parents are a mixed-species couple: a rockhopper mother ...

Rockhopper and macaroni penguins are in danger from predators at sea, including killer whales, fur seals, and leopard seals. Both species eat a diet of crustaceans and small fish.

These enormous seabirds are known to prey on macaroni penguins, attacking them on shore or drowning the chicks at sea. The scientists counted how many giant petrel chicks survived each year, and used ...

Most Macaroni penguins living in the wild only live to be around 15 years old, but because of the lack of predators and the availability of veterinary care, Macaroni penguins like Mickey can live ...