The Maryland Zoo has announced the hatching of eight critically endangered African penguin chicks this breeding season.

As the number of African penguins in the wild falls, the Maryland Zoo has hatched eight chicks. The zoo says they have the ...

“The emperor penguin is the largest penguin species on Earth.” The emperor penguin is the largest species of penguin in the world and also one of the most unique. Instead of breeding in the warmer ...

Maryland Zoo has hatched more than 1000 African penguins over the past 50 years, and the zoo claims it is home to the largest ...

Eight African penguins hatched at the Maryland Zoo. The offspring of these chicks could one day help boost the population of ...

A Magellanic penguin on Magdalena Island, located in the Strait of Magellan near Chile's southern tip. Tens of thousands of penguins come to the island every year to breed. The South American penguin ...

If you think you need some beauty sleep, chinstrap penguins have you beat. A new study published in the Science journal broke down the cold-weather animals' sleeping habits and found they need a lot ...

Many people consider penguins to be among their favorite creatures on the planet. There’s something special about seeing a group of flightless tuxedoed birds gathering in groups and waddling from ...

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“When you...see the movie, you are helping Steve and all the penguin species." Disneynature’s new feature film “Penguins” follows the story of a plucky Adelie penguin named Steve. Ed Helms, who is ...

The Maryland Zoo has played a central role in conservation efforts for decades. More than 1,000 African penguin chicks have ...

Eight African penguins hatched at the Maryland Zoo during the recent breeding season, adding to the population of the ...