With just 10,000 breeding pairs left, the endangered African penguin (Spheniscus demersus) could be extinct in the wild by 2035 if the current rate of population decline continues. To protect the bird ...
The African penguin (Spheniscus demersus) is critically endangered due to environmental changes and human activity, both of which have contributed to food shortages. Now, new research has found that ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Penguins aren’t just found in icy parts of the planet like ...
An African penguin (Spheniscus demersus) calls out near Table Mountain National Park, Cape Town, South Africa. Photo: © 167/Ralph Lee Hopkins/Ocean/Corbis There’s ...
Some penguins match the vocal calls of fellow penguins to their faces or other aspects of their physical appearance, making them the first birds besides crows known to have this double-sense ...