Many of us have long been delighted by watching penguins waddling along on our TV screens or across the ice at the zoo. In fact, penguins have become very well known for their adorable, signature ...

Magellanic penguins finding their way back to their nests from the open ocean subtly adjust their headings to exploit tidal ...

Penguins' ability to swim is still underappreciated in birds, especially compared to the changes that allowed the ancestors of whales to evolve back to a fully aquatic lifestyle, she said.

Gentoo penguins are the world's fastest swimming birds, clocking in at maximum underwater speeds of up to 36 km/h (about 22 mph). That's because their wings have evolved into flippers ideal for ...

They are flightless but fearless. Scores of baby penguins bravely dove off a massive 50-foot cliff for their first-ever swim in the icy Antarctic waters below, incredible new footage shows.

Little Blue penguins, or "fairy" penguins, stand between eight and 10 inches tall and weigh about 2 1/2 lbs. Early on, Head Keeper Ricky Kinley became concerned they were standing around too much.

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- The National Aviary's African Penguin chicks have taken another step towards joining their colony. The penguin pair got their first swimming lesson Thursday at the Aviary's ...

The penguin — known as Gus — was discovered by surfers on a tourist beach in southwest Australia on Nov. 1 Miles Brotherson/DBCA/AP An emperor penguin is in recovery after swimming from ...