PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A tiny Humboldt penguin chick came out of its shell recently at the Oregon Zoo. “The little beak came out first,” said Marcus Jason, who oversees the zoo’s penguin habitat.

A pair of gay penguins in Germany who tried earnestly to hatch a stone now have the chance to become real parents. Staff at Berlin Zoo recently presented the amorous male couple with an egg, which ...

For four years, keepers at Birdland Park and Gardens waited patiently for Maggie, their prized female king penguin, to lay an egg. She kept flirting with the male penguins. There was even mating, ...

King Penguins – Photo: Michal Mrozek, via Unsplash Subscribe free to Metro Weekly’s digital magazine for the stories that matter most. Zookeepers at the Birdland Park and Gardens in ...

July 3 (UPI) --The Tennessee Aquarium announced the hatching of an "impossibly cute" macaroni penguin chick at the Penguins' Rock gallery. The aquarium said the chick's parents, Bacon and Merlin, ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (PORTLAND TRIBUNE) — The Oregon Zoo welcomed its newest Humboldt penguin on March 4, when a tiny chick — small enough to fit in the palm of your hand — emerged from its shell. “The ...

In Antarctica, penguins do not lay their eggs at random. Their breeding cycles are precisely timed with the seasons, so ...

A pair of gay penguins in Germany who tried earnestly to hatch a stone now have the chance to become real parents. Skipper, right, and his male partner Ping, left, have begun taking care of a real egg ...