A new decade-long study tracked 37 penguin colonies and found that the birds are breeding earlier. The shift marks one way ...

A new study finds that warming temperatures are causing Antarctic penguins to breed earlier, threatening some species with extinction by century's end.

Among a colony of black and white penguins with bright orange beaks in Antarctica is one animal that stands boldly apart from the rest. Scientists have discovered that one of the penguins is almost ...

A rare all-black gentoo penguin has been spotted on Rongé Island, Antarctica. Gentoos typically sport the more traditional tuxedo penguin pattern, but in cases of leucism and melanism, they can get a ...

Changing temperatures may be behind change in behaviour, which experts fear threatens three species’ survival ...

This week, scientists are intrigued by the discovery of a nearly white penguin that was discovered in Chilean Antarctica. The penguin, which is a female, is part of a colony of Gentoo penguins — who ...

The newfound colony has 75 gentoo penguin nests. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Scientists have discovered a previously unknown ...

Gentoo and Chinstrap penguins evolved differences in diets over time that reduce competition for food and help them co-exist. However, recent climate-driven declines in Antarctic krill, the main prey ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...