ST. PETERSBURG, July 3. /TASS/. Russian scientists have discovered the largest emperor penguin colony in recorded history near the Mirny Antarctic station, with a congregation of approximately 18,700 ...

Emperor penguins are the tallest and heaviest penguin species in the world and can be found swimming, playing, and raising ...

To survive such extreme winter conditions, the penguin dads huddle together in large groups. They protect each other and their eggs from freezing winds by taking turns standing in the warm center of ...

emperor penguins aggregate into raucous breeding colonies along the coast of the ice continent. They need about nine months to care for their chicks, until the young penguins can go to sea and look ...

In the harshest environment on Earth, where temperatures plummet to -40°F (-40°C) and wind speeds exceed 100 mph (160 km/h), a remarkable biological miracle unfolds each year. Male emperor penguins ...

“Emperor penguins dive deeper than any other bird. They can go down to 500 metres, and hold their breath for 20 minutes,” adds Bertie. “It was an amazing moment to witness.

The new National Geographic miniseries Secrets of the Penguins visits the type of world Avatar filmmaker James Cameron is well known for: unfamiliar, alien, and unforgiving.

Huddled together in the pristine white snowscape, Emperor penguins are synonymous with Antarctica, and among other peculiar behavioral patterns, they exhibit an unusual breeding cycle. The whole cycle ...

Even though they live in large colonies, emperor penguins are the least common Antarctic penguins. Scientists estimate anywhere from 265,000 to 278,000 breeding pairs are left in the wild. These ...

With winds of up to 100 mph, the male emperor penguins huddle together for warmth, alternating between the outskirts and the middle to ensure all members of the colony keep warm.

An Ad é lie penguin jumps out of water. (Credit: John Weller) Emperor penguins huddle together. (Credit: John Weller) An Ad é lie penguin swims in the Southern Ocean. (Credit: John Weller) An emperor ...