The emperor penguin is unique among birds: It’s the only species that exclusively breeds on the surface of Antarctic sea ice floating in the Southern Ocean. In fact, it has almost no need to ...

Emperor penguins don't live on U.S. territory, so some of the Endangered Species Act's measures meant to protect species' habitats and prevent hunting them don't directly apply.

A: Emperor penguins are very dedicated parents. Even before the egg is laid, emperor penguin parents will eat extra food to increase their weight in preparation for caring for their baby. Female em… ...

Emperor penguin colonies experienced unprecedented breeding failure in a region of Antarctica where there was total sea ice loss in 2022. The discovery supports predictions that over 90% of ...

There are 18 species of penguins that live almost exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere, with only one species, the Galápagos penguin, found north of the Equator. Penguins vary in size and ...

In Atka Bay in Antarctica, hundreds of Emperor penguins pack together in a huddle on the vast gleaming sheet of frozen ocean. While they keep warm in the frigid icescape, a yellow cart-like robot ...

Emperor penguin colonies experienced unprecedented breeding failure in a region of Antarctica where there was total sea ice loss in 2022. The discovery supports predictions that over 90% of ...

The popular image of emperor penguins as the ultimate in dedicated dads, going without food for up to 115 days, may have been based on study of a misleadingly small sample size, according to new ...