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Same-sex penguins hatch their first chick at New York zoo
A pair of same-sex penguins have incubated and hatched their first chick at a New York zoo, adding to the list of successful same-sex penguin foster parents.
Here's why a new penguin colony in Antarctica is cause for concern
Scientists in Antarctica have unexpectedly spotted a sub-Antarctic penguin breeding on the southernmost continent.
Spellbinding new 'selfie' video captures penguin feasting on giant sardine ball
A spellbinding new video captures a Gentoo penguin's point of view as it feasts on a giant ball of sardines alongside diving albatross and cormorants.
These birds have been singing the same songs for literally a million years
A group of tiny, colorful birds has been singing the exact same tunes for more than 500,000 years — and maybe as long as 1 million years, according to a new study.
Thousands of starlings form 'bent spoon' swarm over Israel
A wildlife photographer in Israel spotted a murmuration of starlings flying in an incredible bent spoon shape. How do the birds do it?
Biggest eagle to ever live plunged headfirst into dead prey to eat the organs
Haast's eagle may have hunted large prey like an eagle, but its eating habits — targeting the internal organs — were more like those of a vulture.
Lost' Adélie penguin wanders nearly 2,000 miles off-course, ends up on New Zealand beach
A lost Adelie penguin ended up almost 2,000 miles off course.
How do cuckoos trick other birds?
Reference Rather than raising their own offspring, cuckoos have perfected the art of deception.
