Many people consider penguins to be among their favorite creatures on the planet. There’s something special about seeing a group of flightless tuxedoed birds gathering in groups and waddling from ...

Penguins’ feathers are coated in a waterproof oil produced by an adaptive gland called the preen gland, according to Corbin Maxey, an animal expert and biologist. Penguin chicks, however, do not have ...

Penguins have a reputation for being cute and predictable, but their daily lives are packed with odd details that rarely make it into casual conversation. Behind the familiar black-and-white look is a ...

Another is the ear-splitting cacophony of said colony. Although not all of us will be lucky enough to hear this din for ...

The world’s first penguin biologist to study a large colony of the animals up close, George Murray Levick, was marooned in 1911 for almost a year on Cape Adare in Antarctica, the site of the world’s ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Penguins aren’t just found in icy parts of the planet like ...