Modern penguins thrive in colder climates, so why did the New Zealand penguin fail to survive? (Image credit: Richard McManus via Getty Images) Three million years ago, an extinct relative of todays's ...

Standing less than 2 feet tall, the tawaki penguin of southwestern New Zealand is pretty cute. It has a white front and black back, with bushy yellow eyebrow-looking feathers, which may be related to ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - A royal penguin that became stranded on a beach more than 1,000 miles from its sub-Antarctic home has died at a New Zealand zoo. The penguin was emaciated and suffering ...

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 ...

In a strange contradiction, they coexisted with great penguins — now only found in much colder climates — in ancient New Zealand. The northernmost breeding colonies of king penguins today are around ...