Researchers first unearthed fossils of the 1-foot-tall (0.3 meter) penguin back in the 1980s, but it has been an evolutionary enigma for decades, despite being one of the smallest penguins ever ...

The docuseries “Secrets of the Penguins” by National Geographic captured footage of several rare penguin chicks for the very ...

Meet 'small diver': One of the tiniest penguins ever discovered. 4 never-before-seen emperor penguin colonies discovered in Antarctica, thanks to poop smears spotted from space.

It was very small, roughly the same size as the little blue penguin–or kororā living today. At only 9.8 inches tall and 2.2 pounds, Pakudyptes are among the smallest known penguin species to ...

A small blue penguin waddled onto the runway at the Wellington National Airport in New Zealand, causing quite the scene -- and flights delays -- before it was rescued, according to reports.

The docuseries “Secrets of the Penguins” from National Geographic captured footage of several rare penguin chicks for the ...

Little blue penguins, the smallest species of penguin in the world, have been added to the roster of animals at the Birch Aquarium in La Jolla, San Diego.. Also known as fairy penguins, these tiny ...

Climate change may be contributing to the animal’s decline (Inside Science Currents) -- At less than a foot tall, little penguins are the world’s smallest penguins. But the animals, also known ...

The Fairy or Little Blue Penguin, the smallest penguin species, stands at 13-17 inches and weighs just over 1 kg. These adorable birds inhabit New Zealand and Southern Australia.

Phillip Island is home to the world’s largest colony of little penguins–almost 40,000 birds. These sea birds are the smallest penguin species on Earth. Little penguins are slightly bigger than ...

The penguin, named Pakudyptes hakataramea, lived around 24 million years ago. This small penguin, only about a foot tall, had a unique blend of ancient and modern features.