The Nobel Prize-winning novelist celebrates Zbigniew Herbert, whose defiant work proved that even the darkest times call for ...

The idea ostriches bury their heads when they feel threatened is thought have come from Roman naturalist Pliny the Elder ...

European sailors, upon seeing the great auks of the North Atlantic, dubbed them "penguins" due to their resemblance to the ...

Pesto, the avian answer to the viral hippo Moo Deng, has started to molt. The chick, who lives at Australia’s SEA Life ...

Pesto the massive king penguin chick has begun his molting process, losing the fluffy brown feathers which defined his look adored the world over on social media.

It's not clear how the juvenile male ended up so far north, but experts suggest he was motivated by his appetite ...

That crazy young penguin," said a University of Washington professor who studies the birds. “This is the furthest north I’ve ...

The viral king penguin chick at Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium is beginning to lose his youthful down, a process that will give ...

Emperor Penguin Spotted on Beach in Australia Miles Away From Home, Surprises Locals Australian beaches had occasionally seen ...

Emperor penguins are the world’s largest penguins, known for their iconic looks and “stately demeanor,” according to ...

A lone and lost emperor penguin turned up in a western Australian town, nearly 2,100 miles (3300km) away from its home in ...

An emperor penguin surprised locals when it appeared on a beach in Australia after making an epic journey of thousands of ...