The National Aviary revealed they're a boy and a girl. Like many birds, African penguins look the same, so they had to wait to do DNA tests. She said as hatchlings each weighed around 7 ounces ...
African penguins, photographed here in Simon’s Town, could be extinct as soon as 2035, according to BirdLife South Africa and Sanccob (Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal ...
African penguins can put on twice as much weight when they molt, causing more aches and pains. During the 15-minute acupuncture procedures, McManus used a dozen hair-thin needles on Peeko as a ...
The African penguins at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore are in danger of going extinct in the wild, which is one reason why the breeding program is so important. Jen Kottyan, the curator of birds at ...
BALTIMORE - Maryland Zoo's Bird Curator Jen Kottyan has been appointed to lead the national breeding and population management initiative for African penguins. As the Program Leader for the ...
The African Penguin, once a thriving species, now teeters on the brink of extinction, with a staggering 97% decline in population. BirdLife South Africa and the Southern African Foundation for the ...
New England Aquarium said Peeko, who was born and raised at the Aquarium, has tripled the life expectancy of African penguins in their native environment. Dr. Melissa Joblon, the Aquarium’s ...
African penguins, photographed here in Simon’s Town, could be extinct as soon as 2035, according to BirdLife South Africa and SANCCOB (Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal ...