Penguin

Pay up penguins: Why did the Trump administration apply tariffs to uninhabited islands?

The Trump administration applied a 10% tariff to islands without a human population - was this an oversight or a security policy?

 A group of King Penguins walk along a snow-covered path, January 18, 2010.
 When penguins divorce: Penguin Parade research says penguins are not so monogamous after all.

When penguins divorce: Penguin Parade research says penguins are not so monogamous after all

 Denmark, Australia.

Emperor penguin found 3,500 km from Antarctica on an Australian tourist beach

The Penguins of Madagascar

We have somewhere to aspire: The secret to penguin alertness


Emperor penguins in Antarctica are threatened by loss of sea ice

Sea ice in Antartica is steadily declining, threatening emperor penguin colonies which rely on sea ice for their breeding cycles.

 Penguins are seen on an iceberg as scientists investigate the impact of climate change on Antarctica's penguin colonies, on the northern side of the Antarctic peninsula, Antarctica January 15, 2022.

Antarctica: Land at the end of the Earth

Tourists from all over the world are flocking to see it before it sinks like fabled Atlantis under the waves and is lost forever.

 ANTARCTICA – a  raw, pristine, natural, protected and cherished environment.

Just 5% of people can: Can you spot the penguin among the pelicans?

This puzzle was shared on TikTok and many people struggled to figure it out. Can you find the penguin among the pelicans?

 Where is the penguin hiding?

2 asteroids the size of 22 penguins to pass Earth this weekend - NASA

Both asteroids 2023 AT and 2023 AE1 are as much as 22 meters wide, meaning 22 emperor penguins. They won't hit us though – penguins are more likely to.

 An asteroid is seen near the Earth in this artisitc illustration.

Penguins originate from Australia, New Zealand, new study finds

Penguins most likely originated in Australia and New Zealand 22 million years ago, before the ancestors of the emperor and king penguins relocated to Antarctica.

A gentoo penguin dives into the water in its enclosure at the Sea Life aquarium in central London

Penguins can reach more than one meter while defecating, new study finds

This behavior is not limited to penguins, with other birds being known to practice similar behavior, and it is believed that this is in order to avoid getting feces on themselves or their nests.

A gentoo penguin dives into the water in its enclosure at the Sea Life aquarium in central London

Human-sized penguins once roamed the South Pacific - study

“When the Crossvallia species were alive, New Zealand and Antarctica were very different from today – Antarctica was covered in forest and both had much warmer climates."

A gentoo penguin dives into the water in its enclosure at the Sea Life aquarium in central London