The Humboldt penguin population has declined to the point that the birds are at risk of extinction. Scientists found only a single breeding pair during their survey.

New arrivals at the zoo are weighed. Chester Zoo Humboldt penguins are carnivores, eating small fish and crustaceans, according to the zoo. They spend up to 75% of their lives in water.

The world’s oldest penguin has celebrated her 37th birthday with a cake made of fish and ice. Humboldt penguin Spneb has lived at Paradise Park zoo, in Hayle, Cornwall, since 1988.

Humboldt penguins normally have a lifespan of 15 to 20 years in the wild and Spneb's keepers say records kept by zoos around the world suggest she is the oldest of her type across the globe.

Humboldt penguin adults have multiple ways of shooing these old enemies away, either by vocalizing their displeasure directly to scare the bat into flying off, kicking dirt in the bats’ faces ...

The Aquarium of Niagara welcomed its newest resident last month when a Humboldt penguin hatched from its egg on April 5. This is the fifth chick for penguins Blanca and PJ Jr., who came to Niagara ...

A month-old Humboldt penguin hatchling is thriving under the care of its new foster parents and staff at Brookfield Zoo Chicago. The chick hatched at Brookfield on May 28 and has been in the care ...

This is the 20th penguin chick to hatch at the Akron Zoo since Penguin Point opened in 2003. Humboldt penguins are found on the coasts of Peru and Chile and are currently vulnerable to extinction.

The Humboldt penguin population along the central coast of Chile has drastically declined, with scientists finding only one breeding pair this year compared to 842 last year, putting the species ...

Three Humboldt penguin chicks have hatched at the Santa Barbara Zoo, marking the first penguin births at the zoo since 2018. The chicks are currently acclimating to their temporary home behind the ...