Like humans, African penguins tend to slow down as they age. They might suffer from arthritis and other age-related ...

A Reddit user boiled penguin eggs which turned see-through rather than opaque like chicken eggs. This happens due to the ...

Imagine cracking open a boiled egg, only to find the whites aren't white at all - but completely see-through. That is exactly what a viral Reddit post claims happens when you boil a penguin egg.

Wild penguins are found in the coastal waters of South Africa and Namibia, where they face threats that include depletion of ...

The New England Aquarium in Boston has opened a new private island for their elderly African penguins, where they can eat and ...

The foul stench of penguin poop sets Antarctic krill on edge. In lab experiments, the mere scent of penguin droppings — or guano — sent krill scrambling for escape, researchers report March 20 in ...

In the rich waters of South Africa's coasts, 6 key breeding colonies of the African penguin are now no-go zones for ...

They might look a bit clumsy on land, but penguins are brilliant swimmers. They can dive down to 180m – though they tend to catch their food (mainly krill and fish) much closer to the surface.

A penguin described as having "a colourful love life" is in the running to be crowned world's best penguin. Brian, 15, the ...

In a second set of experiments, the researchers showed that krill reduced their rate of ingesting algae for food by 64% when ...

Melting sea ice, ocean acidification and industrial fisheries have also diminished the availability of krill — a key food source for emperor penguins. An Endangered Species Act listing promotes ...

There is evidence that human activity is affecting climate change and in turn having an impact on the penguins food source. Competition with humans and an oil spill in 2000 have also had a ...