The purpose of documentary film, which is a non-fictional motion picture, is to showcase reality and to maintain historical record. It also intents to provide instructions and education. One of the ...

Until this year, nature documentaries generally found their homes at PBS and Animal Planet, enjoying modest audiences made up of children and scientists. Then came March of the Penguins, which earned ...

National Geographic has built a reputation for unveiling hidden corners of the animal kingdom through its acclaimed "Secrets of" documentary series executive produced by James Cameron. From elephants ...

LOS ANGELES -- In celebration of Earth Month in April, National Geographic is giving viewers an extraordinary look at some of nature's cutest, flightless birds... penguins! In the three-part series, ...

Alexander Abad-Santos is a former writer for The Wire.

Adventures of the Penguin King is the latest in a decade-long string of penguin films that now constitute their own minor genre, on par with pirate movies or films about chavs who rob jewel dealers.

Tencent Penguin Pictures grew out of Tencent Video to bring content to the Chinese tech giant’s video streaming platform — one of the world’s largest by user numbers. It is distinct from Tencent ...

Hundreds of emperor penguin chicks have lost their way and halted at the edge of a cliff on Antarctica’s ice shelf. These are young penguins around six months old, about to take their first swim.