A British zoo said it is down to only one female king penguin after a 10-year-old bird who has been living at the facility ...

A female king penguin in Britain’s only breeding colony for the species is actually a male, keepers have discovered after ...

King penguins are home bodies, and the species does not migrate. But why the colony on Ile aux Cochon has been so decimated remains a mystery. “It is completely unexpected and significant since ...

Beloved king penguin 'Maggie' has been re-christened 'Magnus', after a DNA test confirmed he is in fact male - following some ...

This story appears in the September 2009 issue of National Geographic magazine. First comes the Noise, the turbulent din of king penguins calling, fighting, courting, like the ultimate schoolyard ...

A 'female' king penguin has been given a new name after being misgendered - for eight years. Keepers at Birdland Park & ...

Pesto the penguin is shedding. Here's what's next for this icon. Pesto the penguin is shedding. Here's what's next for this icon. Seaweed that tastes like bacon, a yellow penguin, and more wonders ...

King penguins breed on many of the sub-Antarctic islands between 45 and 55 degrees South King penguins are in deep trouble if nothing is done to constrain climate change, researchers say.

King penguins breed on more temperate islands north of Antarctica The world's largest king penguin colony has shrunk nearly 90% since the 1980s, research suggests. Aerial and satellite images show ...

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