Mountain lions are adapting to their defenseless, predictable prey, which return to Patagonia seasonally to nest and breed, ...

A natural experiment in a national park in Patagonia shows how the return of a large predator can reshape an ecosystem.

Sylvie Laidebeure, a vet at the Paris zoo, told AFP "these animals are generally threatened in their natural habitat" as she ...

Larry, a veteran king penguin at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, will be 29 years old on Feb. 18. If the day's temperature at 11 a.m. is less than 50 degrees, he will, with his chin up, feet ...

According to a new study published by researchers from the University of Exeter and South Africa’s Department of Forestry, more than 60,000 penguins in colonies off the coast of South ...

A group of international researchers announced the discovery of what may have been the largest penguin ever to have lived. Recent fossil findings led to the announcement of Kumimanu fordycei, a new ...

New Zealand has been a haven for earthbound birds for eons. The absence of terrestrial predators allowed flightless parrots, kiwis and moas to thrive. Now researchers are adding two prehistoric ...

The Maryland Zoo just announced its most recent arrival: eight African penguin chicks hatched and are ready to greet the ...

"Basically we tried to understand how flapping wings work in the water." This is an Inside Science story. The ancient ancestors of penguins gained their ability to swim at the expense of flight, ...

Despite an all-star cast that includes Naomi Watts, Andrew Lincoln and Jacki Weaver, it's a magpie that steals every scene in the Netflix family drama "Penguin Bloom." Directed by Glendyn Ivin, the ...