These images from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest show just why penguins have waddled into our hearts ...

The black and white Galapagos Penguins landed on the endangered species list in 2000 after the population plummeted to only a few hundred individuals Most live on the archipelago's westernmost ...

The evolution of penguins from their flying seabird ancestors into the flightless denizens of marine environments from frigid Antarctica to the tropical Galapagos Islands is among the wonders of ...