This story appears in the September 2009 issue of National Geographic magazine. First comes the Noise, the turbulent din of king penguins calling, fighting, courting, like the ultimate schoolyard ...

Photographer Yves Adams believes the rare king penguin he saw on an island in South Georgia is leucistic Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013.

The Detroit Zoo announced on social media last week that it has a new king penguin named Atticus that was born on Aug. 19. The "spunky and super fluffy 6-month-old" has not yet been put front and ...

The Detroit Zoo's newest penguin is Atticus, a king penguin that hatched last August. He already weighs more than both of his parents at 35.42 pounds.

King penguins are home bodies, and the species does not migrate. But why the colony on Ile aux Cochon has been so decimated remains a mystery. “It is completely unexpected and significant since ...

A wildlife park has welcomed two new females to its colony of king penguins in a bid to boost its breeding programme. The females, who have yet to be named, arrived at Birdland Park and Gardens in ...

Scientists are trying out an alternative bio-indicator – the king penguin – to investigate whether they can be used to monitor the effects of climate change. We are used to hearing about the ...

A 40-year-old king penguin who starred in Batman Returns is seeking the title of 'world's favourite flightless bird.' Seth, the world's oldest known king penguin, has resided at Birdland in ...