But as the populations of whales and fur seals have recovered over the last three decades, the numbers of penguins have dropped as they compete for krill. At the same time, the We ...

Speaking of prehistoric delicacies, palaeontologists have also eaten a bison that died 50,000 years ago. The so-called “Blue ...

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When most people imagine scientists discovering new species, they probably still picture an expedition into the unknown.

PENGUINS are set to be relocated as part of a new animal welfare pledge. Merlin Entertainments is planning to merge its gentoo penguin colonies at Sea Life aquariums in Birmingham and London into a ...

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HOLED up in a small basement with no natural light, fresh air, or deep water to dive in, the tragic enclosure of a gentoo penguin in London’s Sea Life aquarium is a far cry from their homeland ...

A London aquarium has pledged to rehome 14 penguins living in a basement. Merlin Entertainments, the owner of Sea Life London ...

It was an uncannily calm day on Macquarie Island, a sliver of oceanic crust located about halfway between New Zealand and ...

A London Aquarium has pledged to rehome 14 penguins living in a basement. Merlin Entertainments, the owner of Sea Life London Aquarium, said it would merge the group of gentoo pen ...

The plan involves merging the 14 penguins currently housed in London with the 17 at their Birmingham facility. This combined ...

Last year, 75 politicians joined the campaign calling for penguins in Sea Life London Aquarium to be released. Campaigners argued the gentoo penguins were ‘tapped in a basement without sunlight or ...