Penguins tend to evoke images of Antarctic ice shelves rather than sunny shorelines. Yet along the coast of South Africa lives the African penguin, a small, vocal seabird adapted to temperate waters.

King penguins are currently thriving and raising more chicks as the sub-Antarctic region warms, but scientists worry about ...

Home to the world’s largest known Adélie Penguin population, the Antarctic islands recently gained protected-area status. Now ...

Penguins are far more resilient and complex than their playful image suggests. They endure extreme cold, exhausting journeys, packed breeding colonies, and declining food sources through a mix of ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment.View full profile Rachael has a degree in Zoology ...