An emperor penguin found malnourished far from its Antarctic home on the Australian south coast is being cared for by a wildlife expert, a government department said Monday. The adult male was ...

Why did this penguin swim 2,000 miles to Australia? Why did this penguin swim ... For Antarctica’s emperor penguins, ‘there is no time left’ For Antarctica’s emperor penguins, ‘there ...

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The first astronauts to enter a polar orbit chose the obvious animal to serve as their zero-g indicator: a plush polar bear.

Scientists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), in collaboration with international partners, have developed a ...

Like the polar bear on the opposite pole, the emperor penguin endures almost unfathomable hardships to breed and nurture each new generation — fasting for months through the planet's harshest winter ...

The emperor is the largest living penguin species standing around 115cm tall. Once they have found a partner they usually mate for life and work together to keep their young fed and safe. They might ...