Around 18 species of penguin can be found in living on Earth. Penguins can vary in size, with some weighing up to 88 pounds and standing over three feet tall, according to National Geographic.

Penguins do not react to people the way most wild animals do. When a human appears on an Antarctic shoreline, many penguins ...

“The emperor penguin is the largest penguin species on Earth.” The emperor penguin is the largest species of penguin in the world and also one of the most unique. Instead of breeding in the warmer ...

The stuffed emperor penguins on display at the two Little America hotels in Wyoming started their journey from Antarctica ...

Penguins are at risk as a warming climate affects sea ice in Antarctica. Raimund Linke/The Image Bank via Getty Images Emperor penguins thrive on Antarctica’s coastlines in icy conditions any human ...

The Maryland Zoo just announced its most recent arrival: eight African penguin chicks hatched and are ready to greet the ...

Conservation officials have forecasted that the penguins and their colonies could become "quasi-extinct" due to the impact of climate change Anna Lazarus Caplan is a writer-reporter for PEOPLE. She ...

Duffy was named after Jen Duffy, an Adventure Aquarium staff member who has worked on the bird and mammal team since 2006.

Two baby African penguins were born at Adventure Aquarium in Camden; a critical milestone since the species has been ...

“When you...see the movie, you are helping Steve and all the penguin species." Disneynature’s new feature film “Penguins” follows the story of a plucky Adelie penguin named Steve. Ed Helms, who is ...

The emperor penguin population of Antarctica is in significant danger due to diminishing sea ice levels and is being granted endangered species protections, U.S. wildlife authorities announced Tuesday ...

Cara Tabachnick is a news editor at CBSNews.com. Cara began her career on the crime beat at Newsday. She has written for Marie Claire, The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal. She reports on ...