Penguins, it seems, can't really taste their dinners. They aren't able to pick up on sweetness, bitterness, or a meaty flavor known as umami, a study finds. Instead, they can only taste sourness and ...

The African penguin (Spheniscus demersus) is critically endangered due to environmental changes and human activity, both of ...

The small, fragile colony of surviving little penguins on South Australia's Granite Island records a "significant increase" in numbers amid the state's harmful algal bloom.

DECATUR – Dayonna Lloyd wanted to feed her favorite penguin at Scovill Zoo. Hers is the one with the green tag. “One of the others just snatched it out of my hand,” said Dayonna, a third-grader at ...

A new study led by the University of St Andrews has found that critically endangered African penguins (Spheniscus demersus) ...

Penguins of all sorts are beloved birds, known for their quirky appearance and endearing waddle. Macaroni penguins are especially notable for their dashing hairdos and festive name. This particular ...

Penguins’ feathers are coated in a waterproof oil produced by an adaptive gland called the preen gland, according to Corbin Maxey, an animal expert and biologist. Penguin chicks, however, do not have ...

A research group consisting of Project Researcher Rei Uesaka, Associate Professor Kentaro Sakamoto, Professor Katsufumi Sato, and Research Director Charles-André Bost of the Chizé Institute of Biology ...