On the heels of last week’s World Penguin Day, the Detroit Zoo is marking a milestone with the public debut of its newest king penguin chick, Atticus — who weighs a whopping 40 pounds at just 8 months ...

After fruitless attempts to hatch stones and fish, a gay penguin couple at a German zoo may finally be able to parent a chick of their own.Zoo Berlin officials announced that two of its male king ...

Zookeepers at the Birdland Park and Gardens in Bourton-on-the-Water, England, were shocked after the king penguin they had been hoping to use as part of a breeding initiative turned out not to be ...

Feather DNA testing revealed that the 10-year-old penguin was male after zookeepers observed unexpected mating habits with another penguin named Frank A British wildlife park is down to only one ...

Cleopatra the king penguin is turning heads at just six weeks old, already tipping the scales at more than 14 pounds. Keepers say she is likely to double her weight as she grows. She has now started ...

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 aquarium.

Members of the Pinamar Ecological Foundation made a surprising discovery on a beach south of Buenos Aires last August. Standing in the sand was an injured king penguin, the species closest to emperor ...