An ultra-rare penguin with an all-white plumage caused by a genetic condition has been spotted in the Chilean Antarctica. The female penguin of the Gentoo species, which typically have mostly black and only few white feathers, was sighted at the Gabriel Gonzalez Videla Base earlier this month. The rare white […]
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Among a colony of black and white penguins with bright orange beaks in Antarctica is one animal that stands boldly apart from the rest. Scientists have discovered that one of the penguins is almost completely white – the result of a rare condition that makes it more susceptible to danger. […]
A ‘gruesome’ wasp which hatches inside other insects, and eats its way out, is one of a record 815 new species discovered by the Natural History Museum this year. Scientists have also found the largest penguin ever known to exist, a fearsome armoured dinosaur and a new moth species discovered […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s a challenge for all new parents: Getting enough sleep while keeping a close eye on their newborns. For some penguins, it means thousands of mini-catnaps a day, researchers discovered. Chinstrap penguins in Antarctica need to guard their eggs and chicks around-the-clock in crowded, noisy colonies. So […]
(Reuters) – SeaWorld San Diego has welcomed the hatching of an emperor penguin for the first time in 13 years, announcing on Wednesday that the female chick came out of its shell with help from zoo staff on Sept. 12. “This is the most exciting thing we’ll do all year, […]
Bertelsmann has named Nihar Malaviya as permanent CEO of Penguin Random House, nine months after he was appointed the interim chief executive ByThe Associated Press September 18, 2023, 1:12 PM NEW YORK — Nihar Malaviya has been named as permanent CEO of Penguin Random House, nine months after he was […]
Zoo horror as penguin is found decapitated in its enclosure, with its head left beside its body, prompting police hunt for killer By Miriam Kuepper Updated: 17:05 BST, 29 August 2023 A penguin has been found decapitated in its enclosure with its head left next to its body, prompting police […]
Most penguins look like they’re wearing a little waistcoat. But this ‘all-black’ bird snapped in Antarctica looks like it’s wearing a snazzy cookies and cream vest. The Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) has a condition called melanism, where too much of the dark pigment melanin has been produced, making it blacker than […]