Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) belong to the penguin family Spheniscidae. They also go by the name brush-tailed penguins due to the long, still feathers on their tails that often sweep the ...

A penguin’s cute exterior is equally matched to its friendly disposition. As a species, penguins are rarely aggressive and lean more curious. Around humans, a penguin can be observant ...

In 2019, Mauritzen photographed a leucistic king penguin on South Georgia Island, which is 1,200 miles from the tip of South America. The most oddly colored species. Leucistic penguins are rare ...

From the iconic emperor penguin to the Magellanic penguin, these striking photos capture the beauty of the aquatic birds. 1 of 25. King penguins courting on Falkland Islands.