According to BBC, citing Alistair Keen, the keeper's suspicion started when Maggie took the initiative of flirting with Frank, which, according to him, is not something female king penguins do.

It was just a few months ago that Australia's beloved Pesto the Penguin went viral for weighing nearly 50 pounds at just 9 ...

Two female King penguins arrived last week at Birdland Park and Gardens in Bourton-on-the-Water in the Cotswolds, in Gloucestershire. The pair hatched in Wuppertal, Germany, in 2021 and 2023 and ...

The pair hatched in Wuppertal, Germany, in 2021 and 2023 and are believed to be the first female king penguins to be imported to the UK in 15 years. Staff learned in December that a supposed ...

The Detroit Zoo's newest penguin is Atticus, a king penguin that hatched last August. He already weighs more than both of his parents at 35.42 pounds.

Learn about penguins while you help two of Detroit Zoo's flightless birds on their mission to be named this year's March of ...

King penguins do not build nests. In their constricted space, the male and female take turns incubating a single egg balanced on their feet and covered by a loose fold of skin. They brood the ...

Birdland Park & Gardens has rolled out the red—or rather, icy—carpet for two new female king penguins, a long-awaited arrival that could shake up the colony’s male-dominated ranks and give the park’s ...

So to identify an individual, or even a male from a female, is difficult ... this has been seen before in their close relatives, king penguins, but it is extremely rare in an emperor penguin.

The Detroit Zoo announced on social media last week that it has a new king penguin named Atticus that was born on Aug. 19. The “spunky and super fluffy 6-month-old” has not yet been put front ...