Around 18 species of penguin can be found in living on Earth. Penguins can vary in size, with some weighing up to 88 pounds and standing over three feet tall, according to National Geographic.

“The emperor penguin is the largest penguin species on Earth.” The emperor penguin is the largest species of penguin in the world and also one of the most unique. Instead of breeding in the warmer ...

Penguins are at risk as a warming climate affects sea ice in Antarctica. Raimund Linke/The Image Bank via Getty Images Emperor penguins thrive on Antarctica’s coastlines in icy conditions any human ...

A group of international researchers announced the discovery of what may have been the largest penguin ever to have lived. Recent fossil findings led to the announcement of Kumimanu fordycei, a new ...

Duffy was named after Jen Duffy, an Adventure Aquarium staff member who has worked on the bird and mammal team since 2006.

Conservation officials have forecasted that the penguins and their colonies could become "quasi-extinct" due to the impact of climate change Anna Lazarus Caplan is a writer-reporter for PEOPLE. She ...

The Maryland Zoo just announced its most recent arrival: eight African penguin chicks hatched and are ready to greet the ...

The emperor penguin population of Antarctica is in significant danger due to diminishing sea ice levels and is being granted endangered species protections, U.S. wildlife authorities announced Tuesday ...

Two baby African penguins were born at Adventure Aquarium in Camden; a critical milestone since the species has been ...

Scores of baby penguins bravely dive off a massive 50-foot cliff for their first ever swim in the Antarctic below, new footage shows.

“When you...see the movie, you are helping Steve and all the penguin species." Disneynature’s new feature film “Penguins” follows the story of a plucky Adelie penguin named Steve. Ed Helms, who is ...

Cara Tabachnick is a news editor at CBSNews.com. Cara began her career on the crime beat at Newsday. She has written for Marie Claire, The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal. She reports on ...