Australian and New Zealand little penguins represent two distinct species, rather than one, a research team has found. Scientists had previously wondered about the relationships between ...

Schoolkids in New Zealand discovered a new species of giant penguin The new fossil is one of the most intact specimens of giant penguins we have. Hannah Seo Sep 16, 2021 4:00 PM EDT ...

Image: VWPics/Associated Press Differences between the two species The New Zealand and Australian little penguin are genetically very different, Waters said, despite their similar appearance.

The extinct penguin was more than 5 feet tall and weighed more than 170 pounds. A new species of giant penguin has been identified from fossils found in New Zealand. Canterbury Museum ...

Although we tend to think of penguins as dwelling in the Antarctic, only 4 of the 18 species of penguins do. Most live in warmer climates like in New Zealand, Chile, and South Africa.

News of New Zealand's yellow-eyed penguins being nearly extinct has brought these lovable birds in the public eye once more, giving rise to concerns about how other penguin species are faring in ...

In 2006, a group of schoolchildren on a fossil-hunting field trip in New Zealand unearthed the bones of a giant penguin. Now, 15 years later, that flightless bird is getting a name, Kairuku waewaeroa.

A species of penguins native to New Zealand may go extinct by 2043 if the population does not rebound. New Zealand's yellow-eyed penguins have suffered a sharp decline over the past two decades.

A team from the University of Adelaide, the University of Otago, and Canterbury Museum in New Zealand has identified a previously unknown penguin species while conducting research on New Zealand's ...

Remarkable new fossil discoveries in New Zealand are driving a significant reassessment of our understanding of the early ...

As for its diet, this new penguin species was likely a fish eater and sported very long, spear-like beaks. The study was published in Nature Communications, a peer-reviewed British journal.