Like polar bears on the opposite pole, emperor penguins endure unfathomable hardships to breed and nurture each new generation — fasting for months through the planet's harshest winter. If their ...

Penguins are some of the most fascinating creatures on Earth. These flightless aquatic birds are known for their adorable waddle, sleek swimming skills, and remarkable adaptability. Let’s dive into ...

The emperor is the largest living penguin species standing around 115cm tall. Once they have found a partner they usually mate for life and work together to keep their young fed and safe. They might ...

Roger Hughes has never seen emperor penguins in the wild ... they analyzed hours of underwater footage and discovered that the penguins were doing something that engineers had long tried to ...

This story appears in the November 2012 issue of National Geographic magazine. Shooting Stars Capturing the flight of emperor penguins in Antarctica is no easy feat. They rocket around underwater ...

You may have heard penguins being referred to as the “birds of the sea,” but unlike most birds, they can’t actually fly. Instead, they’re truly remarkable swimmers, gliding effortlessly through the ...

The Emperor Penguin lives in the Antarctic environment ... slow down greatly during a dive so that it can conserve oxygen underwater and spend more time finding food. Penguins have a short stiff ...

A rover quietly surveys the forbidding icy landscape. Suddenly, it whirrs into life: it has spotted an emperor penguin. With its antenna set to scan, the 90-centimetre-long robot trundles towards ...

A large number of emperor penguin chicks were hit by the effects of climate change in 2023 as their icy homes were eroded despite the species’ endeavours to adjust to the shrinking landscape ...