The docuseries “Secrets of the Penguins” by National Geographic captured footage of several rare penguin chicks for the very first time. Their parents are a mixed-species couple: a rockhopper ...

Shedd Aquarium has named its two newest rockhopper penguins — Pico and Douglas. These birds, who hatched in June 2024, have quickly grown to the size of adult rockhoppers, though their iconic ...

In PEOPLE's sneak peek at the three-part show, premiering April 20 on National Geographic, a mother rockhopper penguin faces a giant beast to ensure the safety of her offspring.

The rockhopper chick, hatched in June, has officially joined the full penguin colony and recently had its first swim! Its brand-new waterproof feathers help it glide through the water with ease ...

Zoo chiefs are showing off six adorable rockhopper penguin chicks hatched by proud parents this spring. Keepers shared heartwarming footage of the youngsters, made famous in the film Happy Feet ...

Southern rockhopper penguins are considered a vulnerable or threatened species, according to the aquarium, and their numbers have declined about 35 percent over the past three to four decades.

Scientists reconstructed some of the evolutionary steps that led penguins to quit tropical climates for ... weather adaptations, ... showstoppers like the yellow-tufted rockhopper penguin.

The Rockhopper penguin, who has called Chicago's Shedd Aquarium home since 1991, turned 33 on Friday. It is unclear if Wellington holds the distinguished honor of being the oldest living penguin, ...

The zoo said Darcy is the first ever rockhopper to be hatched in Fort Worth and is one of only 36 hatched in accredited zoos and aquariums in the last three years. She was hatched on Dec. 21 and ...

ST. LOUIS — The Saint Louis Zoo recently welcomed a baby penguin into the world and now it is asking for your help in naming her. On Dec. 11, a female southern rockhopper penguin hatched at the ...