Phil, a Magellanic penguin from John Ball Zoo, becomes the first U.S.-based penguin to win the "World's Most Popular Penguin" contest.

With his win, Phil earned the title of "World's Most Popular Penguin." He's the first United States-based penguin to ever ...

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The Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) galaxy might be facing an existential crisis. The Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), a small galaxy, located about 200,000 light-years away, orbiting our Milky Way ...

Magellanic penguins have a stretch of white feathers that swoops down from each eye, joining to form a strap around the neck. As spring turns to summer in the southern hemisphere, the Punta Tombo ...

Phil, a 9-month-old Magellanic penguin, moved on to the finals after defeating Squid, an African penguin, who is from Birdwold in the United Kingdom. The competition between the two birds was so ...

Rockhopper and Magellanic penguins have kicked off their annual nesting season at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium, showing off their courtship moves. Each spring, aquarium staff provide the birds with ...

Penguin nesting season begins at Chicago aquarium Rockhopper and Magellanic penguins have kicked off their annual nesting season at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium, showing off their courtship moves.

Each spring, Shedd Aquarium workers provide the rockhopper and Magellanic penguins with rocks, lavender stalks and pieces of hose to mimic nest-building materials found in their native habitats. It's ...

The Argentinian marine biologist and conservationist has spent the past 36 years championing the world’s penguins and their ...

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