The African penguin species has seen a 97% population decline and is at risk of disappearing from the wild within the next ...

Penguins have such strong parental urges to raise chicks that adults who have lost their young will attempt to kidnap another ...

There are many types of penguins, a family of flightless aquatic birds that live primarily in the Southern Hemisphere. Read ...

A new study shows penguins are breeding earlier than ever in the Antarctic Peninsula. This region is one of the fastest-warming areas of the world due to climate change, and penguins time their ...

Emily Kwong and Regina Barber of NPR's Short Wave podcast talk about the mysterious structure of ice, parents' heightened tolerance for disgust, and how penguins are adapting to climate change.

Listed as endangered since 1967, San Francisco garter snakes are found only on the Peninsula and in northern Santa Cruz ...

The African penguin colony at Adventure Aquarium is continuing to grow, with the birth of a third new chick. In December, the aquarium in Camden announced the birth of two baby African penguins: Oscar ...

CAMDEN, N.J. (WPVI) -- The Adventure Aquarium in Camden, New Jersey, is looking for help naming its newest baby. A third African penguin chick has hatched, joining playmates Oscar and Duffy, who were ...

The third African penguin, yet to be named, was born a week after Oscar and Duffy. His name will be determined in a naming contest at the Adventure Aquarium in Camden, N.J. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY) ...

Two tiny newcomers at the Adventure Aquarium in New Jersey are already stealing hearts and marking a major conservation milestone. Over the weekend, the aquarium announced that they welcomed two baby ...