A gentoo penguin swimming underwater. This species, as well as others, vocalizes while hunting beneath the water's surface, research shows. Bernard Spragg. NZ / flickr We humans aren’t very good at ...

Rare footage shows penguins swimming underwater at an angle not visible to the human eye. Ukrainian scientists at the Akademik Vernadsky Station attached a camera and a GPS tracker to a bird’s back ...

Scientists have mapped the musculature of macaroni penguins, uncovering unique adaptations for swimming and walking, and solving a 100-year-old anatomical puzzle. The study identified an oversized ...

A team of anatomists from Midwestern University, in collaboration with SeaWorld San Diego and Scarlet Imaging, has published a detailed study of the limb musculature of the macaroni penguin (Eudyptes ...

Penguins may look charmingly awkward on land, but new research shows their bodies are finely tuned for powerful, efficient ...

WASHINGTON, June 20, 2023 – Penguins aren’t just cute: they’re also speedy. Gentoo penguins are the fastest swimming birds in the world, and that ability comes from their unique and sophisticated ...

Penguins may look awkward on land, but they are highly specialized marine hunters shaped by life in cold oceans. Their bodies ...