Blame it on lowered expectations for the umpteenth cartoon starring those commando penguins from “Madagascar,” over-exposed little darlings who stole all those movies and went on to star in their own ...

3. Smallest penguin? The Little Blue Penguin. They stand at only 16 inches. 4. Fastest penguin? The Gentoo Penguin, which can reach swimming speeds up to 22 mph. 5. Penguins ingest a lot of seawater ...

The world’s first penguin biologist to study a large colony of the animals up close, George Murray Levick, was marooned in 1911 for almost a year on Cape Adare in Antarctica, the site of the world’s ...

There's no denying that penguins are seriously cute, and the flightless birdie has some pretty unique characteristics, too. Not only can they stay underwater for 20 minutes at a time, but penguins ...

Penguins are torpedo-shaped, flightless birds that live in the southern regions of the Earth. Though many people imagine a small, black-and-white animal when they think of penguins, these birds ...

Penguins are flightless birds, but their wings are still very much a part of their mobility. Instead of gliding through the air, penguins use their wings—which evolved into flippers—to dive, cruise, ...

I count my visit to the Boulders Beach penguin colony in South Africa among the coolest in my life. I love penguins. You should too. In honor of World Penguin Day in April, it's time to learn some ...