King Penguin ‘Maggie’ Is Renamed ‘Magnus’ After Being Misgendered by Zookeepers for Years. ... A Malnourished Emperor Penguin Is in Recovery After Swimming Over 2,000 Miles to Australia.

Antarctica’s emperor penguin population may be decreasing faster than some of the most pessimistic predictions. A new analysis of up-to-date satellite imagery suggests the birds’ numbers declined 22% ...

Standing in the sand was an injured king penguin, the species closest to emperor penguins, who seemed to be lost. King penguins are adapted to cold temperatures and inhabit mostly subantarctic ...

In the wild, king penguins usually begin to fledge—a bird’s first molt, when it loses its downy plumage—around 13 months after they hatch. Pesto, born in January of this year, is a little early.

MELBOURNE, Australia — A huge king penguin chick named Pesto, who weighs as much as both his parents combined, has become a social media celebrity and a star attraction at an Australian aquarium.

MELBOURNE, Australia — A huge king penguin chick named Pesto, who weighs as much as both his parents combined, has become a social media celebrity and a star attraction at an Australian aquarium.

MELBOURNE, Australia — A huge king penguin chick named Pesto, who weighs as much as both his parents combined, has become a social media celebrity and a star attraction at an Australian aquarium.

MELBOURNE, Australia — A huge king penguin chick named Pesto, who weighs as much as both his parents combined, has become a social media celebrity and a star attraction at an Australian aquarium.