The New England Aquarium in Boston expanded its penguin exhibit to better observe their "geriatric penguin" population. African penguins typically live between 10 and 15 years in the wild.

By the numbers: Six penguins already reside in the old folks portion of the aquarium's penguin exhibit. Over half the aquarium's colony has met or surpassed the typical wild life expectancy for ...

The New England Aquarium’s penguin exhibit consists of many islands, where birds anywhere from 10 months to 35 years old coexist, Luzietti said. The Animal Care team chose a flatter island that was ...

The senior African penguins at the New England Aquarium in Boston have received their own ... is in a position where they could send healthy penguin eggs to African countries if they see a decline ...

Now, the penguin chicks are chunky, fluffy, and can finally be seen by the public. The aquarium will be hosting a limited pop-up exhibit — the first of which was on Saturday — for the public ...

The little snakes were born to a mom living in a exhibit that houses “only adult females of the world’s largest snake species,” reports the Boston aquarium. “DNA testing has confirmed that ...