Chicks starved first, going to their parents for a meal and finding none. Adults perished next. The Galápagos penguin population dropped by about half, Boersma estimates, from as many as 10,000 ...

On land, penguin chicks and eggs may be hunted by foxes and snakes, as well as introduced predators like feral dogs and cats. Predatory birds, including sheathbills and giant petrels, also prey on ...

Galápagos penguins are one of only two penguin species that hang out near their childhood home—for a reason, a new study says. 0:48 Mooch of the Penguins WATCH: This recently fledged penguin ...

Climate cycles can play havoc with Galapagos penguin reproduction. ... "We found everything from eggs to small chicks to near-fledglings because the food is so good because of La Niña," she said.

The Galapagos penguin is also at risk of extinction. ... The emperor penguin relies on the ice, using it as a platform to hatch and raise chicks, according to LaRue.

A celebration of one of Earth’s most iconic and beloved birds, featuring all 18 species of penguins for the first time, from New Zealand, Cape Town, the Galapagos Islands and Antarctica.

All other penguin species molt just once a year, while Galapagos penguins molt twice a year, getting rid of worn, sun-bleached, algae-covered feathers. Most other penguin species breed before molting.

In Secrets of the Penguins, hundreds of emperor penguin chicks leap from a 50-foot cliff into the icy ocean below –emerging unscathed. This moment, posted on YouTube last year, is one of several ...

She got a special treat Wednesday when she entered the exhibit of Bravo, a 600-pound Galapagos tortoise, and got to pet him. Bravo, who is on loan from another aquarium, will be leaving Newport ...

But this is not true for the world's 18 penguin species. Galapagos penguins are now only the second penguin species -- after Gentoo penguins -- to demonstrate post-fledging parental care.