This penguin was the size of a “modern king penguin” and was named Kupoupou Stilwell after the name of Monash University Associate Professor Jeffrey Stilwell who came across its fossil. It was 2003 ...

The revelation means the park now has only one female king penguin, 30-year-old Bill, who when it was born was given the name because its size led keepers to believe she was male instead. Another ...

This story appears in the September 2009 issue of National Geographic magazine. First comes the Noise, the turbulent din of king penguins calling, fighting, courting, like the ultimate schoolyard ...

As the Falkland Islands are a mere 750 miles of the nearest point of Antarctica, it is here where many penguin species make their home. Featured on the first coin appropriately, is the King ...

A 'female' king penguin has been given a new name after being misgendered - for eight years. Keepers at Birdland Park & Gardens discovered that ‘female’ Maggie, who was brought in to boost ...

King penguins are home bodies, and the species does not migrate. But why the colony on Ile aux Cochon has been so decimated remains a mystery. “It is completely unexpected and significant since ...

Pesto the penguin is shedding. Here's what's next for this icon. Pesto the penguin is shedding. Here's what's next for this icon. Seaweed that tastes like bacon, a yellow penguin, and more wonders ...

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Spike, who lives at Birdland in the Cotswolds, gained the most votes in a global competition held by charity Penguins International. The King Penguin was hatched at the centre in 2007 and hand ...

King penguins are known for being a touch more regal in stance and posture than other penguin species. So when this king ...