Genetic research has revealed that there is a lot more to New Zealand’s 2024 Bird of the Year than meets the eye. Scientists ...

The image most people have of penguins is how they look on land — wearing their flightlessness as a burden for all to see, ...

Genetic analysis of the hoiho, also known as the yellow-eyed penguin, has revealed that this species is in fact made up of three distinct subspecies – knowledge that could be crucial in preventing ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- On board a ship in Fiordland National Park, New Zealand, we all rush to the bow for a chance to see the rare Fiordland penguin. The captain maneuvers the vessel closer to ...

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Some curious penguins turned up as “unexpected guests” while the Royal New Zealand Air Force was carrying out training in ...

Three million years ago, an extinct relative of todays's great penguins — emperors and kings — lived in Aotearoa New Zealand. We know this because our new study describes a spectacular fossilized ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Two little blue penguins just couldn't stay away from a New Zealand sushi store, returning to nest there even after police had captured them and escorted them back to ...

The 'waddling vagrants' were discovered hiding beneath a sushi stand. LONDON -- A pair of penguins have been released from police custody in New Zealand after being discovered hiding out in a sushi ...

On a beach in southern New Zealand, a creature thousands of miles from home made a rare stop. Irene Wright McClatchy News The large mass of land and ice on the southern tip of the planet is ruled by ...