Simsbury sixth grader Lucas Raymond hopes to study African penguins in their natural habitat one day as a marine biologist, but for now, he’s raising money to benefit the flightless birds. Raymond, 11 ...

New Zealand has been a haven for earthbound birds for eons. The absence of terrestrial predators allowed flightless parrots, kiwis and moas to thrive. Now researchers are adding two prehistoric ...

More than 99% of birds can fly. But that still leaves many species that evolved to be flightless, including penguins, ...

In the 2014 animated film Penguins of Madagascar (streaming now on Peacock), a small group of Antarctic flightless birds undertake the greatest adventure in penguin history. Along the way, they have ...

Remember that time the gigantic “Chilly Willy” balloon escaped America’s Thanksgiving Parade in Detroit? Well, the winds are going to be back at it this year.

Rosie, a 4-year-old Magellanic penguin, has joined the June Keyes Penguin Habitat at the Aquarium of the Pacific.

Flightless birds, despite their inability to fly, exhibit remarkable survival strategies through unique adaptations and ...

In most human languages, the most frequently used words are short. Think "the," and, "of " and "a." It turns out the same thing goes for penguins too. A team of researchers based in Italy have found ...

Welcome to summer, I think. Well, with the cold, wet weather, you may be thinking winter, but the beach is open, and the merchants are ready for the warm weather. I have just returned from a visit to ...

Penguins, lorikeets and shore birds at the Aquarium of the Pacific have been moved inside in attempt to protect them from Avian Influenza, commonly known as bird flu, which has been detected in the ...