From diving off cliffs to starving for months, emperor penguins are continuing to surprise scientists with their ability to ...

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

If the egg slips off—even for a few seconds—it freezes. When the exhausted mom returns, it’s her turn to help protect the new chick on her feet so dad can finally eat. Watch emperor penguin ...

The emperor penguin is the only penguin that incubates its egg on its feet, and it’s the male who takes on this ... The egg usually hatches before the female returns to rear her chick, while the male ...

The emperor penguin, dubbed Happy Feet, was released into the water from the New Zealand fisheries vessel Tangaroa near Campbell Island, about 700km south of New Zealand's South Island.