Divorce rates appear to be a more reliable predictor of the reproductive success of the colony than environmental factors ...

A little penguin colony in Australia struggles during years with high penguin divorce rates, but the divorcees could have more offspring in the long run if they find better mates, a new study finds.

Scientists found that "divorce" was relatively common in the colony of 37,000 little penguins they studied on Philip Island over 13 breeding seasons. The split usually came after a disappointing ...

The biggest iceberg on Earth is heading toward a remote island, creating a potential threat to penguins and seals inhabiting ...

Four critically endangered African penguin chicks hatched at Mystic Aquarium in early January, the aquarium announced ...

African penguins are considered one of the most endangered penguin species and are in urgent need of conservation intervention.

This new scientific deep dive into the love lives of little penguins was conducted over 10 years and 13 breeding seasons. Scientists were looking to determine what little penguin pairings can ...

“However, after a poor reproductive season they may try and find a new partner for the next season to increase their breeding success.” Researchers tracked the penguin “marriages” over 13 ...

Measuring roughly 1,350 square miles (3,500 square kilometers) across, A23a is the world's largest and oldest iceberg ...

The decision by BirdLife South Africa and SANCCOB to take the Minister and Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) to the Pretoria High Court over decisions in 2023 on closures to ...

The team documented almost 250 penguin divorces out of about 1,000 pairs included in the study, with higher divorce rates during less productive breeding seasons and lower rates during more ...