Emperor penguins are dependent on stable sea ice that is firmly attached to the shore from April through to January. If the ice fractures before early December, the young fall into the water and ...

They are also well-adapted for swimming with their streamlined bodies gliding through the water, propelled by their small, ...

Their feathers are water-resistant and dense, so they can dry off quickly even when swimming, and they huddle for warmth when it’s brutally cold. Emperor penguins live in large colonies of up to ...

This story appears in the November 2012 issue of National Geographic magazine. Roger Hughes has never seen emperor penguins in the wild. But when he saw them in a BBC documentary, rocketing ...

Conservation biologists report the species’ population is currently stable. But emperor penguins need a certain amount of sea ice to survive. Too much sea ice increases the distances parents must ...

land and water temperatures and melting of glaciers and sea ice. Loss of Antarctic ice endangers the survival of emperor penguin chicks, study says Emperor penguins hatch their eggs and raise ...

A group of penguins in the water is called a “raft”, while those that hang out on land are called a “waddle”. The name of the group depends on what they are doing, too. Emperor penguins ...

A large number of emperor penguin chicks were hit by the effects of climate change in 2023 as their icy homes were eroded despite the species’ endeavours to adjust to the shrinking landscape ...

Like polar bears on the opposite pole, emperor penguins endure unfathomable hardships to breed and nurture each new generation — fasting for months through the planet's harshest winter. If their ...

Like polar bears on the opposite pole, emperor penguins endure unfathomable hardships to breed and nurture each new generation — fasting for months through the planet's harshest winter. If their ...