From diving off cliffs to starving for months, emperor penguins are continuing to surprise scientists with their ability to adapt to one of the world’s most extreme environments.

Two Emperor penguins were hanging out at Antartica's Auster Rookery when they noticed the opportunity for a selfie Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013.

“The emperor penguin ... and the higher levels of human activity around Antarctica. The IUCN projects a 27% decrease in the population of emperor penguins over the next 61 years with all ...

emperor penguins have a dense, uniform coat of feathers. And because the bases of their feathers include tiny filaments—just 20 microns in diameter, less than half the width of a thin human hair ...

The emperor is the largest living penguin species standing around 115cm tall. Once they have found a partner they usually mate for life and work together to keep their young fed and safe. They might ...

The study, which accounts for the unique life history and critical dependence of emperor penguins on the Antarctic ... system are essential for ensuring human health and well-being.

Record low levels of Antarctic sea ice in late 2023 resulted in breeding failures in a fifth of the continent’s emperor penguin colonies, according to a new study from the British Antarctic ...

Like polar bears on the opposite pole, emperor penguins endure unfathomable hardships to breed and nurture each new generation — fasting for months through the planet's harshest winter. If their ...