Newly sequenced DNA from bones found in the Yukon and Wyoming reveals that despite its slender body, Miracinonyx trumani is ...

When penguin colonies are surrounded by sea ice, the penguins tend to eat more fish, rather than krill. And colonies that eat ...

The emperor penguin, which can grow to about 4 feet (1.2 meters) tall, is the best-known penguin species, but 17 other ...

Researchers in Chile have designed special vests for penguins to help them recover during El Nino. These snug red vests, ...

Researchers in Chile have designed an unlikely new garment for injured penguins— snug red vests threaded with copper and zinc ...

But researchers are faced with a problem: during the polar winter, Antarctica plunges into darkness, 24 hours a day. Now, for ...

Scientists have often wondered about species that are unique to Antarctica. But the focus has mainly been on animals, like ...

Melting ice is adding freshwater to Antarctic coastal waters, where lower salt levels can disrupt marine animals and even ...

Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium’s 5-year-old polar bear, Laerke, is moving. According to staff, she will move to an Association ...

A team of paleontologists studying penguin fossils from Seymour Island found that ancient bird bones can preserve chemical ...

A major push is underway to catch and vaccinate more than 5,000 little penguins in Victoria to protect them against the virulent H5N1 bird flu. Victorian wildlife officers will carry out vaccinations ...

So many exotic baby animals have rocked the internet. And now there's a new one to add to the ranks. Moo Deng the Pygmy Hippo, Pesto the Huge Penguin, and Punch the Monkey can all welcome into the ...