The Racine Zoo announced the hatching of an African Penguin chick. The chick was born on May 3. The penguin now weighs ...

With the help of a scarlet macaw, the National Aviary revealed the genders of its newest African penguins on Tuesday.

The Racine Zoo has welcomed a new African penguin. The chick was born May 3, and according to zoo staff, has been doing great behind-the-scenes with its parents and the rest of ...

To date, the African Penguin Nest Project has installed more than 1,500 nests across five of South Africa’s penguin colonies, and plans to expand into Namibia next year, the only other country ...

Humans aren’t the only species who need a retirement plan. But for African penguins, that plan doesn’t include a 401(k). The New England Aquarium created a new “retirement home” island in its penguin ...

An African penguin named “Mr. Greedy” died at Baltimore's Maryland Zoo last week at the age of 33, surpassing his species’ median life expectancy of 18 years.

He was one paternal penguin. Mr. Greedy, a prolific penguin dad at the Maryland Zoo, has died at 33, leaving behind a longtime partner and 230 descendants. The African penguin, who helped keep his ...

An African penguin from the Maryland Zoo, who helped produce over 200 offspring as part of the zoo’s species survival plan, has died at 33. Mr. Greedy was euthanized last week following a ...

African penguin No. 821, known as “Mr. Greedy,” left, with spotted chest, was recently euthanized at the Maryland Zoo following an age-related decline.