For more than 60 million years, penguins of all kinds—including the opportunistic Magellanic penguin—have been driven by an evolutionary urge to reach beyond their boundaries. Today, many are ...

which is part of the penguins’ habitat. The findings were alarming: a rapid increase in microplastic accumulation and contamination across the penguins’ prey organisms. The Galápagos penguin ...

Five months later, a Galápagos penguin pair moved into one of these ... the team built nests in areas free from introduced predators. Galapagos penguins require shade near water to nest, but ...

The Galapagos Penguin population tenuously hangs onto the islands that so enthralled Charles Darwin during his visit in 1835. The penguins once numbered around 2,000 individuals, but in the early ...

and habitat loss as they nest in burrows on land. Rare Galapagos penguin at Equator on its lava island where it breeds in crevice. Sally Lightfoot crabs in background. The first penguin that Carol ...

A small group of adult Galapagos penguins sharing a rock with ... and its elusivity in some ways is the main attraction. The Galápagos penguin is one of the rarest penguins in the world, which ...

Additionally, Isabela Island is where several endangered or critically endangered species (such as the Galápagos penguin ... renowned as the exclusive habitat of the critically endangered ...

allowing people to get a glimpse of Dora and her new habitat ahead of the exhibit's public unveiling and grand opening Friday. Senior penguin keeper Amanda Perry said Dora "is definitely a keeper ...

In their new habitat, the flightless birds will reside ... are one of the smallest penguin species and are threatened by overfishing pollution and climate change. The colony of 10 are currently ...

Ten Humboldt penguins are now living at the Houston Zoo, where they will be a centerpiece of the long-anticipated Galápagos Islands exhibit that opens next month. The first six penguins arrived ...

A pair of critically endangered, nearly 100-year-old Galapagos tortoises at the Philadelphia Zoo have become first-time parents. In an announcement Friday, the zoo said it is “overjoyed” at ...