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

For more than 60 million years, penguins of all kinds—including the opportunistic Magellanic penguin—have been driven by an ...

Meet the Family Wednesday, April 23 at 8 p.m. on PBS A unique celebration of one of Earth’s most iconic and beloved birds, ...

During this time, the male fasts, relying solely on his stored body fat to survive the harsh conditions ... energy reserves in preparation for the demanding chick-rearing ahead. Emperor penguin egg ...

Scientists have banded about 4,000 chicks and 40,000 adult penguins ... the aristocratic bearing and the polar mystique of the emperor penguin. They’re not as brightly colored as the king ...

In many environments, resources and food aren’t always easy to come by and the availability of food can differ depending on ...

When he and Scott earlier explored Ross Island during the Discovery expedition, they had found a colony of emperor penguins ... of its species, then penguin chicks still in the egg might reveal ...

The Emperor Penguin is the largest one out of all 18 species belonging ... Before the breeding season, both males and females spend 2 months at sea to fatten up. Females need the fat reserves for ...

The discovery of new emperor penguin colonies in Antarctica marks a significant advancement in wildlife research. Using ...

Blake Lively lends her voice to 'Secrets of the Penguins,' a National Geographic series diving into penguin families and ...

The study, which accounts for the unique life history and critical dependence of emperor ... penguin populations: decades of detailed observations of individual penguins, long-term time series of ...

A dramatic example is the recent collapse of Halley Bay, the second-largest emperor penguin colony in Antarctica. More than 10,000 chicks died in 2016 when sea ice broke up early. The colony has ...