At the time it was discovered, it weighed only 51 pounds. A healthy male emperor penguin usually weighs around 100 pounds. "The bird sort of turned at an angle, and I could see its backbone ...

Due to the fact that emperor penguins breed on the ice, they are believed to be one of the only bird species that can spend ...

They might look a bit clumsy on land, but penguins are brilliant swimmers. Emperor penguins have the deepest and longest dives for any bird, often reaching depths of over 200 metres. One bird has been ...

Although the smallest penguin in the Antarctic, Adelie’s are tough and tenacious birds. Unlike Emperor’s they lay two eggs. Each egg measures 5.5 to 8.6 cm long and weighs 61g to 153.5g. Male Adelies ...

The inset displays the indexof global abundance of emperor penguins, representingthe number of adult birds in attendance at colonies during the springtime, calculated annually.Thenumber of emperor ...

Emperor penguins are the largest penguin species in existence ... This specimen marks the beginning of our journey to understanding these fascinating birds.

If sea ice – a “stable platform [penguins] use to bring up their young” – “breaks up faster”, the birds are “in trouble”, Fretwell told BBC News. Emperor penguins normally respond ...

Suddenly, it whirrs into life: it has spotted an emperor penguin. With its antenna set to scan, the 90-centimetre-long robot trundles towards the bird, searching for a signal from an RFID chip ...

These images from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest show just why penguins have waddled into our hearts ...

The organization also expressed fears for the possible disappearance of the species as scientists project that over 90% of emperor penguin colonies ... way under the birds' feet before their ...

The new site, at Verleger Point West Antarctica, houses around 500 birds and is located at 74° 42’ S, 136° 11’W. Emperor penguins need sea ice to breed and are located in areas that are very ...