Penguins
15 weird and wonderful things you probably didn't know about the Welsh Mountain Zoo
The Welsh Mountain Zoo is home to some spectacular animals. More than 140 species, in fact.<p>With specimens from across the globe, the Colwyn Bay …
News (Wales)Changing climate is killing penguin chicks in Argentina
Extreme weather along the Argentine coast is killing chicks of Magellanic penguins that roost there. A 28-year study of the birds has found very hot years and very wet ones claiming as many as 50 percent of new chicks in the worst of times.<p>“Penguin [chicks] don’t do well when they get wet,” said …
University of WashingtonMumbai: Many visiting zoo for a glimpse of penguin chick return empty-handed
According to data, the zoo sold tickets worth over Rs 1 lakh on Friday.<p>By: | Mumbai |<p>Two days after the country’s first penguin chick was born, …
BirdsByculla Zoo welcomes India's first baby humboldt penguin
When the Independence Day was celebrated across India, the country had one more reason to cheer up with the birth of a baby penguin, local media …
News (China)Penguin’s progress: chick gains 8 grams in 2 days
Mumbai weather and the Byculla zoo seems to suit India’s first baby penguin well. Within two days, the newborn’s weight has increased from 75 gm to …
BirdsThe big news: BJP leaders pay tributes to Vajpayee at party headquarters, and nine other top stories
Other headlines: The toll in floods in Kerala rose to 168, and over 300 newspapers in the US published editorials against Donald Trump’s attacks on …
IndiaByculla Zoo welcomes new pair of happy feet
Molt and Flipper become proud parents of India's first penguin chick<p><i>The chick hatched from the eggs at 8:02 pm on Wednesday</i><p>The chick finally hatched …
BirdsAs parents and vets watch, India’s first penguin takes birth on I-Day
Vets monitored egg through CCTV since July 5; chick’s gender to be ascertained by DNA test.<p>Written by | Mumbai |<p>AS a team of vets watched the live …
Ornithology75-gms of cuteness: Penguin chick pecks its way out of egg at Mumbai's Byculla Zoo
Emotions ran high as one of the most anticipated moments of the year, for caretakers of the seven Humboldt penguin came true on August 15. At around …
India NewsLoveland Living Planet Aquarium Penguins Focus of First Gentoo Penguin Genetics Study
DRAPER, Utah, Aug. 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Loveland Living Planet Aquarium's (LLPA) penguins are the focus of the first-ever study to sequence Gentoo penguin DNA to determine the paternity of eight chicks, as published electronically in the scientific journal, <i>Zoo Biology</i> (DOI …
BirdsIn a first, penguin chick born in India
A Humboldt Penguin chick was born on Independence Day at Mumbai’s Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Udyan zoo, the first-ever such birth in India.<p>“The egg …
IndiaMumbai: Byculla zoo's resident Humbolt penguin gives birth to country's 'First' chick
Zoo officials had also kept an artificial incubator on standby, in case Molt and Flipper were unable to hatch the egg. "We were already prepared to …
BirdsIndia’s first penguin born in Mumbai on I-Day
In what comes as a great bit of news, India’s first Humboldt penguin was born in Mumbai coinciding with the Independence Day festivities.<p>After mating …
BirdsDo Penguins Mate for Life? Not According to These Paternity Tests
Roto and Copper, two Gentoo penguins at Loveland Living Planet Aquarium in Utah, cared for three children together, taking turns feeding them. They’re a social pair, just like Coco and Gossamer, a neighboring penguin couple that raised their own chicks.<p>Or did they?<p>We tend to think of penguins as …
ScienceIndia’s First Humboldt Penguin Born in Mumbai Zoo
Nature lovers were thrilled as India's first Humboldt Penguin chick was hatched at the Mumbai Zoo, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) …
BirdsCreatures of the cold: the Antarctic photography exhibition – in pictures
The annual exhibition, which is part of Hobart’s Antarctica festival is back on with its chilly, majestic imagery. The winner this year is Sydney’s Sam Edmonds with his striking photo of a gentoo penguin in the snow. The show is currently being exhibited at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery’s …
The Arts (Australia)King penguin die-off: 'They're more or less stuck there'
Roughly 90 percent of king penguins on an island between South Africa and Antarctica are estimated to have died over the past few decades. That's …
Global WarmingYou need to watch this video of an adorable baby penguin swimming for the first time
An adorable baby penguin has been captured on video enjoying his first swimming lesson.<p>The two-month-old male Humboldt penguin chick hatched on 1 …
CuteRomantic moment a penguin couple spotted holding "hands" like human lovers on the beach
<b>This African penguin couple having a romantic stroll on the beach will make you believe in love again.</b><p>A viral video posted by Storytrender shows two …
South AfricaSix Interesting Facts about Patagonia
In the southernmost part of South America, Patagonia occupies 260,000 square miles spanning Argentina and Chile. The region is known for dramatic …
South AmericaWatch This Baby Penguin Learn to Swim
Sponsored<p>A baby penguin at Shedd Aquarium in Chicago learns to swim and socializes in the habitat for the first time. (Published 6 hours ago …
San DiegoWatch Shedd Aquarium's newest penguin chick hit the water for the first time
A penguin chick had its first aquatic adventure at the Shedd Aquarium on Thursday.<p>The Magellanic penguin chick, hatched May 12, is the first penguin …
Chicago7 Inspiring Locations For Landscape Photographers
Even though doing a spectacular landscape photography doesn’t require any specific location, it’s always useful to have some great options. It’s also …
Landscape PhotographyTension relief: Pay attention to the edges of your image
Paying attention to the corners and edges of a photograph can relieve distracting visual tension. Visual tension can be good or bad. The tension I’m …
TutorialsAkron Zoo's Siberian musk fawn is ready to meet the world
AKRON, Ohio - The Siberian musk fawn born June 13 at the Akron Zoo is now out in the habitat daily, bonding with her mother, Anastasia.<p>The fawn has …
AkronSpectrum: This is a test
We hear from the first 'test tube baby' 40 years later, find hot and bothered Germans (who also sit too much), long live the vanishing king penguin, …
BirdsNo penguin burgers on the menu, as Antarctica makes special debut at Heritage Days
New additions to the Heritage Days roster are always a top draw at the annual summer festival, with Cote D’Ivoire, Senegal, Cameroon and others …
AntarcticaBlack rhinos, African penguin and brown hyena no more in Angola's fauna : official - Xinhua
LUANDA, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Angola's fauna is now without black rhinoceros, African penguins, and brown hyenas, Angolan Ministry of Environment …
ExtinctionWorld's Largest King Penguin Colony Is Shrinking Mysteriously
Not only has the penguin population declined by almost 90 percent on this island, but scientists have no idea why.<p>Once upon a time, Ile aux Cochons, an uninhabited island part of an archipelago in the southern Indian Ocean, was home to the largest king penguin population around the world, with …
ScienceWildlife Photography on the Falkland Islands
Mastering Exposure in Camera – 45% Off<p>No more guesswork… no more hoping for the best… no more poorly exposed photographs.<p>For Limited Time …
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