Christmas is all around, as the song from Love Actually goes. Still, the weekend celebrates Hanukkah and plenty of other joyful gatherings.

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OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The first rockhopper penguin of the season has hatched. A social media post from the Henry Doorly Zoo shared some images of the new chick, saying they were born over the ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- All hands were on the penguin deck on Thursday, Dec. 11, for the Magellanic penguin colony’s annual physical. Now that John Ball Zoo is closed to the public for the year, the staff ...

The Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium announced the first Rockhopper Penguin chick of the season has hatched.The zoo shared photographs of the chick on social media Thursday. It says the Rockhopper ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The John Ball Zoo's penguin habitat was transformed into the area's busiest doctor's office this week. All 24 of the John Ball Zoo's Magellanic penguins had their annual wellness ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — All 24 Magellanic penguins at John Ball Zoo spent Thursday moving through their yearly health checkup, a full physical exam that helps zookeepers monitor each bird’s wellbeing ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — It’s check-up day for some of John Ball Zoo’s cutest residents: The penguins got their annual wellness exams Thursday. The zoo in Grand Rapids is closed for the season, ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Just like our human neighbors get annual checkups, our feathered neighbors do, too. The animal care team at John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids spent several hours Thursday giving ...

BALTIMORE, Md. (WHTM) — As the number of African penguins in the wild falls, the Maryland Zoo has hatched eight chicks. The zoo says they have the largest population of African penguins in North ...

Source: ArcticDesire.com Polarreisen/Pexels. Stone-stealing by these playful masters of deception is a good entry into who penguins truly are. Penguins are amazing birds, but suffer from serious ...

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