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The Scent of Penguin Poo Causes Krill to Zigzag Away
Learn more about how the smell of penguin poo causes krill to stop eating and move frantically.
Elderly penguins are retiring in style on their own island at this Boston aquarium
The New England Aquarium in Boston has opened a new private island for their elderly African penguins, where they can eat and ...
We should all rally behind historic efforts to save penguins from extinction
The March 18 historic victory secured in the Pretoria High Court by BirdLife South Africa and SANCCOB for South Africa’s ...
At a Penguin ‘Retirement Home,’ a Slower Pace and Plenty of Fish
Six African Penguins at the New England Aquarium in Boston have made a new home on an island designed to address the aches ...
Brookfield Zoo penguin goes head-to-head in bracket-style tournament. Here's how to vote
One of Brookfield Zoo's penguins is in the running for the 2025 March of the Penguins Madness. Find out when the tournament ...
A mere whiff of penguin poo pushes krill to take frantic evasive action
Imagine looking at the world through the stalked compound eyes of krill in the Southern Ocean. All of a sudden, a penguin appears like a voracious giant, streamlined like a torpedo, chasing and ...
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South Africa: Court Limits Fishing to Protect African Penguins
By agreement between all parties pelagic fishing permits must be amended within 14 days to protect six key penguin breeding ...
A small amount of penguin poop is enough to spook krill
The penguin poop didn’t only influence krill movements. In another phase of the experiment, researchers noticed the ...
Will Brian, Pesto or Barbie be crowned the world's best penguin?
Each year as part of the celebrations a competition called The Peng-Win Championships takes place, where penguins from zoos ...
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High Court Delivers Victory for Endangered African Penguins
In a landmark victory for conservation, BirdLife South Africa and the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of ...
A new place for aging penguins to chill: New England Aquarium builds an ‘assisted living’ island
The new private island, separate from the main penguin colony, so far accommodates six aging African penguins, who range in ...
How Brian the penguin from Hull is bidding to be world’s best
Fifteen-year-old Gentoo penguin Brian is the oldest member of The Deep’s colony. He has been shortlisted in a contest ...