While most penguins belly slide on the ice to get around, the rocky environment of Patagonia makes that impossible, so rockhoppers hop, hence the name. In the water, they dine on krill ...

“However, there had been one site where we generally sample the penguins, that the landowner had noticed the number of rock hopper penguins in that colony had decreased by a lot. They didn’t ...

The following lines were written by Katie-jo Luxton, director of conservation at the RSPB underlining the significance of the ...

A penguin chick who struggled to come out of its shell at the New England Aquarium earlier this summer, requiring staff to perform an assisted hatch, has graduated from drinking a specialized ...

A rockhopper chick joins the penguin colony. According to the Shedd, the last rockhopper chick born there was Diego. It was hatched in 2015. The chick, who currently does not have a name ...

You are, you are huge. They're called rockhopper penguins and there are three of them joining the aquarium, as I say, dynamite comes in small packages. These guys are very loud, very territorial.

A rockhopper penguin chick hatched at the aquarium a few weeks ago to parents Edward and Annie. It’s the first time in eight years that a rockhopper chick has been born at the Shedd. The chick ...

The Fort Worth Zoo is announcing another birth with the first-time hatching of a female rockhopper penguin chick zookeepers are calling Darcy. The zoo said Darcy is the first ever rockhopper to be ...

Here, it is clear how the penguin species got its name, as the birds hop and jump along the rocks to move on land. Unfortunately, the bird star of this clip falls behind, and soon finds herself ...

CHICAGO (AP) — It’s bright and early at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium and the penguin population’s newest member is ready for a wellness check. A fuzzy brown southern rockhopper chick is gently ...

Penguin Awareness Day is an unofficial holiday which is celebrated annually on January 20th. This holiday is used to celebrate and commemorate these fascinating flightless birds which are loved by ...