First, the Emperor Penguin was placed in a bin to be weighed. The little guy was so interested in his surroundings. Then he ...

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After reaching stardom in September, the king penguin chick is beginning to shed his brown feathers in exchange for new waterproof ones as he transitions into adulthood. Pesto, who lives at the Sea ...

Cute animals doing funny things have always ruled the internet — some of the first viral sensations, like Keyboard Cat and Sneezing Baby Panda, became instantly memeified. At a time when people might ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Magellanic penguins are endangered in their native southern South America, but Potter Park Zoo in Lansing is celebrating the birth of a baby boy Magellanic penguin this summer.

Baby animals have always taken the internet by storm — but this time, it’s a massive king penguin chick. Pesto is a 50-pound, nearly three-foot-tall baby penguin who hails from the land down under.

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. — The Aquarium of Niagara welcomed a new baby chick to their penguin family last month after a 40-day incubation period. The baby chick weighed 87 grams at its first weigh-in. A ...

Pesto the baby penguin is big both online — where his viral fame is growing to Moo Deng levels of excitement — and in stature. The 9-month-old King Penguin's impressive size has attracted many animal ...

Poa the baby southern rockhopper penguin made her Facebook debut in a Nov. 6 post from the New England Aquarium. Screengrab from New England Aquarium's Facebook page After facing some initial ...

The perfectly fitting name beat out Pebble, Uno and Bean in a public vote by Chicago locals that was held Nov. 11 through Nov ...

One of the best things that can happen to a zoo or aquarium is for one of their resident animals to go viral. Just look at the multi-hour-long lines to see Moo Deng, a pygmy hippo in Thailand who has ...