A flightless bird built for waddling across ice can descend deeper into the ocean than any other bird on record, plunging well past 1,500 feet in pursuit of fish and squid. The emperor penguin’s ...

An emperor penguin can vanish beneath Antarctic ice for nearly half an hour, pushing its body to limits that should be fatal ...

The annual "catastrophic" molt of the emperor penguin makes the birds especially vulnerable to climate change. Peter Fretwell / British Antarctic Survey Emperor penguins are uniquely adapted to life ...

The ostrich (Struthio camelus) is the world’s heaviest living bird. A particularly large male can weigh up to around 156 kg ...

In 1902, British explorer Robert Falcon Scott spotted a large group of large black and white birds at Ross Island, Antarctica. This was among the many milestones of Scott's famous Discovery expedition ...

With their charming waddles, heat-conserving huddles and tuxedo-like plumage, emperor penguins are among the world's most recognizable animals. Recent satellite surveys estimate that hundreds of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This month, emperor penguins were actually placed onto the endangered list compiled by the International Union for Conservation of ...

ANTARCTICA (WJW) – The emperor penguin and the Antarctic fur seal are now considered endangered, The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species announced. The organization changed the emperor penguin’s ...

Eight new emperor penguin colonies have been identified in Antarctica, increasing the total to 61 active populations. The British Antarctic Survey made this discovery using satellite imagery to detect ...

Ammonia volatilized from penguin excreta is a significant nitrogen source in Antarctic ecosystems, influencing climate through new particle formation (NPF). Freeze-thaw events can trigger ammonia ...

New satellite methods can track penguin colonies in winter – and can judge their health based on the colour of their guano.

Genetic evidence has revealed a previously unknown gentoo penguin species on the remote Kerguelen Islands and shown that ...