Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Less than 20,000 adult African penguins are estimated to still live outside conservation facilities. “These milestones are ...

Forty-six African penguin chicks rescued from Bird Island floods are thriving at Sanccob, receiving expert care and a chance ...

A team of scientists at the New England Aquarium in Boston recently created a retirement home for a flock of older penguins. The idea behind “geriatric island” is to build a more relaxed environment ...

Off the coast of Cape Town, Robben Island is home to African penguins, whose future is by no means assured. Ariadne Van Zandbergen / Africa Imagery Of the world’s 17 penguin species, perhaps the most ...

Penguins’ feathers are coated in a waterproof oil produced by an adaptive gland called the preen gland, according to Corbin Maxey, an animal expert and biologist. Penguin chicks, however, do not have ...