The Hoiho penguin has been voted New Zealand's bird of the year. One of the rarest penguin species in the world, it's endemic to New Zealand, and conservationists hope the vote will help raise ...

Don't judge a blob by its cover. Once dubbed the world's ugliest animal for its soft, lumpy appearance, the blobfish has made a stunning comeback: it was crowned this week as Fish of the Year by a ...

A hoiho or yellow-eyed penguin pictured on April 2, 2023, has won New Zealand's annual Bird of the Year vote, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024, after a fierce contest absent the foreign interference and ...

In 2023, the Dunedin Wildlife Hospital hand-reared 214 hoiho chicks. Without human intervention, 50 to 70 percent of those chicks would have died, Lisa Argilla , the hospital’s senior wildlife ...

The hoiho, or yellow-eyed penguin, faces local extinction within two decades due to declining numbers. Populations have dropped 80% since 2008, with only 143 breeding pairs remaining from 739.

When 137 baby yellow-eyed penguins (hoiho) were admitted to Dunedin Wildlife Hospital needing round the clock care, the cause was a mystery. Thirty-one of the chicks showed signs of respiratory ...

Sept. 16 (UPI) --A golden-eyed, endangered penguin has once again been named New Zealand's Bird of the Year after a competition involving bird costumes, craft beer and Dr. Jane Goodall.The hoiho ...

A hoiho or yellow-eyed penguin pictured on April 2, 2023, has won New Zealand's annual Bird of the Year vote, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024, after a fierce contest absent the foreign interference and ...

New Zealand’s Bird of the Year, the yellow-eyed penguin aka the Hoiho, wins national acclaim A mural celebrating John Oliver’s New Zealand’s 2023 Bird of the Year campaign in New Zealand ...

A hoiho or yellow-eyed penguin pictured on April 2, 2023, has won New Zealand's annual Bird of the Year vote, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024, after a fierce contest absent the foreign interference and ...

The hoiho or yellow-eyed penguin won New Zealand's annual Bird of the Year vote after a fierce contest without foreign interference and controversies. It's noisy, smelly, shy - and New Zealand's ...

New Zealand Bird of the Year A hoiho or yellow-eyed penguin pictured on April 2, 2023, has won New Zealand's annual Bird of the Year vote, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024, after a fierce contest absent the ...