In January, the Mississippi Aquarium welcomed two tiny critically endangered penguin hatchlings — the first penguins born in ...

Geriatric African penguins don’t have to worry about younger birds bombarding the buckets of fish delivered by trainers at ...

In the rich waters of South Africa's coasts, 6 key breeding colonies of the African penguin are now no-go zones for ...

Credit: Instagram/@_blobfish_ Despite its odd appearance, the blobfish has an important role to play in ocean, feeding on mollusks, crabs, lobsters, and sea urchins. Unlike most fish, it doesn’t ...

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There is a chance to visit with some baby penguins at the Mississippi Aquarium. Guests will only be able to see these chicks ...

In the wild, they live in social flocks, communicating via long warble songs, eating seeds, and flying in groups to wherever the next best meal is likely to be. In captivity, they’re known to ...

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Ruffs have long ... Jan. 23, 2025 — 130 years after a fungus-eating plant received its name, a researcher has uncovered the purpose of the structure that inspired its name -- revealing a novel ...

Studies show that leopards hide more than half of their kills in trees. These tend to be larger prey items that they can’t eat all at once, with some up to 140% of the leopard’s own body mass. And, ...

Some of the penguins at the aquarium are in their 30s ... after being trapped by its collar and leash along the Withlacoochee River. A litter of eight baby hedgehogs will soon be available for ...

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