Visitors to the Philadelphia Zoo can once again view some of their favorite feathered friends after months-long absences. Bird species – including Humboldt penguins, Caribbean flamingos, emus and ...

Baltimore, MD (WHTM) The Bird Curator at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore has been appointed to lead a national breeding and population management initiative for Spheniscus demersus, better known (and ...

An endangered African penguin chick recently hatched at the Lincoln Park Zoo​ just in time for the holiday season.

The yellow-eyed penguin, or hoiho, has been crowned New Zealand’s Bird of the Year for 2024, securing 6,328 votes for its second win in the popular annual competition. The hoiho, considered the ...

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The amazing thing about filming penguins in the wild, “Secrets of the Penguins” cinematographer Bertie Gregory tells Variety, is that since the big birds don’t have land-based predators, humans can ...

During breeding season, penguins attempt to woo potential mates with the gift of rocks, which — if successful — the pair will use to build their nest. The male firefly, for instance, likes to give ...

Dead gentoo penguins tested positive for the virus, and at least one suspected case has been reported in king penguins. By Emily Anthes A highly lethal form of bird flu has been detected in Antarctic ...

More than 450 African penguins, an IUCN-listed endangered animal, have died in an outbreak of bird flu on three islands off the coast of Namibia. The virus, H5N8, is thought to have been introduced to ...

Did two men break into the penguin exhibit at the San Diego Zoo and did they dress up the animals as surfers? No, there's no ...