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A visually stunning series on National Geographic highlights the cooperative strategies penguins use to survive harsh ...

In a remarkable display of maternal courage, a rockhopper penguin was caught on camera defending her chicks against a massive ...

The Heard and McDonald Islands have no permanent human residents, but they are home to millions of penguins, seals, and other ...