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With the help of a scarlet macaw, the National Aviary revealed the genders of its newest African penguins on Tuesday.
African penguin chicks were born at Ross Park Zoo in March. Here's when you can go see them and what their names are.
The Tulsa Zoo’s penguins officially have names. Robben, the older of the two, is named after Robben Island, known for its ...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The Staten Island Zoo is welcoming a special guest for World Ocean Day! On June 8, an African Penguin ...
The Mystic Aquarium held a gender reveal for four African Penguin chicks that hatched earlier this year, according to a press release from the aquarium. The chicks were two ...
The Tulsa Zoo has officially named its two female African penguin chicks: Robben and Pearl. The older chick, Robben, is named after Robben Island, a historic site off the coast of South Africa ...
In October 2024, the African penguin became the first penguin species in the world to be listed as critically endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. This is a sad ...
An African penguin from the Maryland Zoo, who helped produce over 200 offspring as part of the zoo’s species survival plan, has died at 33. Mr. Greedy was euthanized last week following a ...
After a celebrated, decades-long career as one of North America’s most reproductively successful members of an endangered species, African penguin No. 821 — known fondly as Mr. Greedy — has ...
Mr. Greedy, a prolific penguin dad at the Maryland Zoo, has died at 33, leaving behind a longtime partner and 230 descendants. The African penguin, who helped keep his endangered species alive ...
DENVER (KDVR) — An African penguin chick was successfully hatched at the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance in October, and zoo workers plan to introduce the critically endangered animal to the ...
An African penguin named “Mr. Greedy” died at Baltimore's Maryland Zoo last week at the age of 33, surpassing his species’ median life expectancy of 18 years. His secret to longevity?