It was just a few months ago that Australia's beloved Pesto the Penguin went viral for weighing nearly 50 pounds at just 9 ...

This story appears in the September 2009 issue of National Geographic magazine. First comes the Noise, the turbulent din of king penguins calling, fighting, courting, like the ultimate schoolyard ...

Often living in large colonies in remote areas, penguins can be difficult to find, but photographers who’ve entered the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest have made the trek to locate them.

Pesto the penguin is shedding. Here's what's next for this icon. Pesto the penguin is shedding. Here's what's next for this icon. Seaweed that tastes like bacon, a yellow penguin, and more wonders ...

The Detroit Zoo's newest penguin is Atticus, a king penguin that hatched last August. He already weighs more than both of his parents at 35.42 pounds.

King penguins are home bodies, and the species does not migrate. But why the colony on Ile aux Cochon has been so decimated remains a mystery. “It is completely unexpected and significant since ...

pictures, T shirts, and particularly in Volunteer Point, relatively close to Stanley, where the majestic King penguins enjoy a growing rookery, shared with their Gentoo and Magellanic cousins.

LONDON -- Unless you happen to be a king, a knight and a brigadier, the penguin pictured above is officially more important than you. On Monday, king penguin Sir Nils Olav received a visit at ...

DETROIT (WWJ) — It was just a few months ago that Australia’s beloved Pesto the Penguin went viral for weighing nearly 50 pounds at just 9 months old. Now, the U.S. has its own baby penguin ...