Gentoo, Macaroni, Magellanic, and Royal penguins stay together and mate throughout their lifetime. Given all these facts, it might seem a bit contradictory that penguins in Australia have high ...

“This is completely new behavior, not just for gentoo penguins but for penguins in general,” said Handley, whose article was published in “Polar Biology” There are 130.000 breeding pairs ...

The job includes some of the weirdest tasks on the planet, from sorting out thousands of letters to wiping penguin poop and more.

Native to the Islands, hundreds of thousands of gentoo penguins live and hunt, using the Islands as a breeding zone for their tiny chicks. The birth dates, and chances for survival, of chicks ...

“Sphen and Magic shared a bond unlike most other penguin couples – they could even be found together outside of the breeding season, which is unique for gentoo penguins,” Dilly adde ...

Mating pairs return to the same nest year after year and tend to a single egg. No more than a week old, gentoo penguin chicks nestle against a parent on Steeple Jason. Gentoos typically lay two eggs.

Two same-sex couples have formed as the Gentoo penguins go through their mating season at the Sea Life aquarium in London. Mating rituals among the penguins usually involve a male gifting a pebble ...

A total of 998 newborns across 143 species were welcomed at Bird Paradise, Night Safari, River Wonders and Singapore Zoo.

The gentoo penguins at the aquarium, part of a captive breeding initiative, are confined to a small, artificial environment that cannot replicate the complexities of their habitat in the wild. “ ...

The breeding season for gentoo penguins begins in September when they start building nests, which can take some couples a whole week. In October, they lay their eggs. Gentoo penguins usually lay ...

Meet the gentoos of the Falkland Islands, the fastest penguins on the planet. They've positioned their breeding grounds far from the hazards of the shore. But getting the younger generations into ...