South African researchers plan to release scores of abandoned, hand-reared African penguin chicks at the Western Cape's De Hoop nature reserve, boosting efforts to start a new breeding colony of the ...

The African penguin chicks that hatched at the National Aviary have new names, and they're ready to join the colony. The aviary revealed the penguins' names on Monday, sharing photos of the adorable ...

With four new penguin hatchlings, the African penguin colony at the New England Aquarium in Boston is growing — and it’s the first time in five years that there have been multiple penguin hatchlings ...

If you’ve never seen penguins before, you don’t have to travel all the way to Antarctica to find them. You can find them right here in the Cape, which is home to the African Penguin colonies, and ...

A bounty of 10 African penguin chicks has hatched in just over a year at a San Francisco science museum as part of an effort to conserve the endangered bird. The penguins began hatching in November ...

PITTSBURGH — Just in time to join the National Aviary’s Penguin colony, the two youngest African penguins at the facility have been given new names. Rita Mae and Dave, named for aviary donors, hatched ...

In October 2024, the African penguin became the first penguin species in the world to be listed as critically endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. This is a sad record ...

Artificial nests can boost the breeding success of endangered African penguins, but different designs are more effective at different colonies according to a new study. Artificial nests can boost the ...

A large colony of feathered friends is living backstage at Cameron Park Zoo, preparing to make their public debut in two weeks. With the recent arrival of 22 South African black-footed penguins, ...

BOSTON - The New England Aquarium announced four new African penguin chicks hatched recently. The first chick, a male, hatched on March 21, followed by a female on March 27. Both chicks share the same ...

Hand-reared African penguin chicks at the Western Cape’s De Hoop nature reserve. [Reuters] South African researchers plan to release scores of abandoned, hand-reared African penguin chicks at the ...