The docuseries “Secrets of the Penguins” by National Geographic captured footage of several rare penguin chicks for the very first time. Their parents are a mixed-species couple: a rockhopper mother ...

These birds have evolved to withstand the equatorial sun and shelter in volcanic rocks along a subtropical coastline. After 50 years, biologist Dee Boersma continues to learn new things about the ...

Penguins of all sorts are beloved birds, known for their quirky appearance and endearing waddle. Macaroni penguins are especially notable for their dashing hairdos and festive name. This particular ...

This 2010 photo provided by the British Antarctic Survey shows emperor penguin chicks at Antarctica's Halley Bay. A study released in 2019 found that since 2016 there were almost no births at Halley ...

Emperor penguins have been officially declared a threatened species due to the impact of climate change on their habitat. The adorable flightless birds, which live in Antarctica, were listed as a ...

Not all penguins wear tuxes. A rare white penguin has been spotted at a scientific base in Antarctica, where it was standing out like a sore thumb among its black-and-white brethren. The bird, which ...

Oct. 25 (UPI) --The emperor penguin is poised to receive new protections under the Endangered Species Act now that climate change has pushed it into "threatened" status, according to the U.S. Fish and ...

Shane Jones acknowledged that any new restrictions would carry consequences for commercial fishers who operate in affected areas.

The image most people have of penguins is how they look on land — wearing their flightlessness as a burden for all to see, ...

The zoo is soliciting potential names for the chick, whose sex is still TBD, via its social media channels and will release ...

Cara Tabachnick is a news editor at CBSNews.com. Cara began her career on the crime beat at Newsday. She has written for Marie Claire, The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal. She reports on ...