On the surface of the Antarctic ice, the emperor penguin is a study in endurance, huddling through blizzards and months of ...

Research led by Professor Michelle LaRue from the School of Earth and Environment at Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury (UC) published in Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation ...

Emperor penguins almost never move on their own. Travel choices tend to spread through the group, with one bird's decision quickly influencing the rest. When a few start walking, others often follow, ...

Penguins are far more resilient and complex than their playful image suggests. They endure extreme cold, exhausting journeys, packed breeding colonies, and declining food sources through a mix of ...

Three million years ago, an extinct relative of today's great penguins—emperors and kings—lived in Aotearoa New Zealand. We know this because our new study published in the Journal of Paleontology ...