With dozens of animals on the brink of extinction, this adorable marine mammal may be at the top of the list. What Caused An ...

Imagine a world where penguins soared through the skies, their wings slicing the wind like those of an eagle. Now, picture ...

Penguins are so cute with their tuxedo-like feathers, their adorable waddle, and the way they slide on their bellies across ...

These birds have evolved to withstand the equatorial sun and shelter in volcanic rocks along a subtropical coastline. After ...

In early spring, before the vast sheets of ice break up, they may have to walk 31 miles from their onshore nests to reach open water ... Young penguins begin to swim on their own in about nine ...

Today is Penguin Awareness Day so here are the top 4 reasons ... When penguins swim, their white bellies make them look like just another part of the reflective water from other animals below ...

On Thursday, the Chicago facility announced that their four new Magellanic penguin chicks enjoyed "their first introduction to water" and "first swim" — one of the last steps the baby birds need ...

Their dense, short feathers can also lock air between the skin and water to reduce friction and turbulence. “Penguins’ superior swimming ability to start/brake, accelerate/decelerate ...

All around are penguins, as awkward on land as they are agile in water. Massive and majestic whales slip through the waves, and sea lions and seals laze in the sun.

The drama of the animal kingdom is more thrilling than anything you'll find on primetime TV. PEOPLE has an exclusive clip from National Geographic's upcoming docuseries, Secrets of the Penguins.