There's an unwritten rule among documentary filmmakers to observe, but not participate. But a BBC documentary crew in Antarctica made a rare decision to intervene when several Emperor penguin mothers ...

Endangered penguins living off South Africa's coast have likely starved en masse due to food shortages, a study said, with some populations dropping by 95% in just eight years. Fewer than 10,000 ...

The critically endangered African penguin has several predators to fear, including gulls, seals and sharks at sea, and leopards, caracals, domestic dogs and mongoose on land. A recent study has now ...

The Maryland Zoo just announced its most recent arrival: eight African penguin chicks hatched and are ready to greet the world (soon). Born just a week ago, these chicks join the largest population of ...

Two African penguin chicks have been born at Adventure Aquarium in Camden. Their birth comes as the species faces increased threats in the wild due to habitat loss and environmental factors. Oscar and ...

More than 60,000 penguins have starved to death off the coast of South Africa as a result of collapsing sardine numbers, according to a new study. From 2004 to 2011, more than 95 per cent of the ...