A 10-year-old king penguin formerly named "Maggie" was renamed "Magnus" after zookeepers observed unexpected mating habits and sent feathers out for DNA testing, which revealed that she was male.

Move over, Moo Deng! The adorable Thai-born baby hippo is seeing his cuteness crown supplanted by a plump penguin. Meet Pesto, the full-figured king penguin who resides in an Australian aquarium.

Move over Moo Deng! The adorable Thai-born baby hippo is seeing his cuteness crown supplanted by a plump penguin. Meet Pesto, the king penguin who resides in an Australian aquarium.

A female king penguin in Britain’s only breeding colony for the species is actually a male, keepers have discovered after eight years. The true sex of Maggie, now known as Magnus, was uncovered ...

King penguin chicks experience their first molt around 10 months old and the process can last up to six weeks, per the aquarium. Since molting requires baby chicks to use a lot of energy, the ...

Weighing in at 35.42 pounds, Atticus is already bigger than both his mother and father. The King Penguin chick hatched at the Detroit Zoo on August 19, 2024.

An injured king penguin found on a beach in Argentina has been released back into the wild. The Mundo Marino Foundation rehabilitated the bird for six months.

MELBOURNE, Australia — A huge king penguin chick named Pesto, who weighs as much as both his parents combined, has become a social media celebrity and a star attraction at an Australian aquarium ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A huge king penguin chick named Pesto, who weighs as much as both his parents combined, has become a social media celebrity and a star attraction at an Australian ...