Feathers from three penguin species – Adelie, gentoo and chinstrap – were collected during the 2010-11 breeding season by ...

In 1962, when environmentalist and author Rachel Carson penned "Silent Spring," alerting the world to the dangers of the pesticide DDT, it was the reproductive threat to birds—the bald eagle in ...

It’s a myth that all penguins mate for life. Each species is different and has different mating styles. macaroni, Magellanic, ...

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 ...

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The composition of gentoo penguin diets was variable from year to year, with krill the dominant food in 10 years of the study and fish in 12 years. Successful breeding (the number of chicks ...

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.

The Loveland Living Planet Aquarium's macaroni penguins will make their public debut on April 7, 2025, cohabitating with existing gentoo penguins.

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 ...

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 ...