The New England Aquarium in Boston has prioritized play and engagement in its so-called “retirement community” for its aging African penguins. “We have a variety of behaviors we’re looking to ...

BOSTON — When Lambert started losing his vision and slowing down a few steps, it became clear that he needed to be relocated to a place where he could age safely and still be with his friends. But he ...

A team of scientists at the New England Aquarium in Boston recently created a retirement home for a flock of older penguins. The idea behind “geriatric island” is to build a more relaxed environment ...

Everything we thought we knew about penguins is wrong. They don’t come from the Arctic. They are not soft and cuddly, and they don’t necessarily mate for life. Actually, they are in big trouble. In ...

BOSTON -- The New England Aquarium in Boston, where a 33-year-old critically endangered African penguin named Lambert was born and has lived his entire life, decided in February to open a geriatric ...