Additionally, at least one King penguin is suspected to have died from bird flu. According to the Antarctic Wildlife Health Network which is part of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research, ...

Photographer Paul Goldstein spent time with a colony of Emperor penguins while guiding in the Antarctic this month.

Antarctica's penguins exhibit remarkable trust towards humans, approaching with innocence. However, this vulnerability means even a single touch can b ...

It is well known that emperor penguins, also called “toboggans,” porpoise, jump, leap, swim, and slide over ice cliffs, often clumping together in huddles to stay warm or performing a series of ...

The world's biggest iceberg -- three time the size of New York City -- could drift towards a remote island where a scientist ...

SANTIAGO, March 14 (Reuters) - Scientists in Antarctica are warning of the spread of deadly H5N1 avian flu virus after the disease was first confirmed on the frozen continent's mainland last month and ...

If your family wants a gentle introduction to Antarctic wildlife, the South Shetland Islands are the perfect first stop. With ...

Ten of thousands of penguins, clustered together on the Antarctic Peninsula, can produce some potent stenches. Now, scientists have found that all that waste could be powerful enough to cool the ...

New satellite imagery reveals four previously unknown emperor penguin colonies in Antarctica. The penguins move as the sea ice they use as hatching grounds becomes more unstable because of warming ...

Bored of your old office job? Looking for some excitement in your life? Look no further than a recent job posting for a penguin counter at an Antarctica post office. While it sounds like an ...

If penguin-counting and sorting postcards addressed to penguins at the world’s southernmost post office sounds exciting, Port Lockroy in Antarctica may have the perfect job for you. The UK Antarctic ...

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