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Tasmanian devils are the largest carnivorous marsupials in the world.

Tasmanian devils wipe out colony of little penguins in major conservation backfire

By Harry Baker published

Tasmanian devils introduced to Maria Island for their own conservation have created an ecological disaster in their new home by wiping out an entire population of little penguins.

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A wildlife photographer captured images of a rare yellow penguin.

There's a rare yellow penguin on South Georgia island, and biologists can't quite explain it

By Yasemin Saplakoglu published

Black-and-white tuxedos may be the conventional dress code in the penguin world, but one dashing individual is breaking the status quo with an à la mode yellow coat.

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Rockhopper penguin adult returning from the sea, at a nesting colony on Bleaker Island in the Falklands.

Adorable 'confused penguin' charms the internet: What really happened?

By Mindy Weisberger published

A rockhopper penguin in the Falkland Islands needed a little guidance after getting separated from his penguin group.

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Iceberg A68a (shaped like a pointing finger) is bearing down on the island of South Georgia, putting thousands of animals at risk.

The world's largest iceberg is on a collision course with an Antarctic penguin refuge

By Brandon Specktor published

Iceberg A68a, the world's largest iceberg, is floating directly toward a wildlife hotspot in the South Atlantic ocean.

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A mummified Adélie penguin chick's head in Antarctica.

Dozens of ancient penguin 'mummies' discovered at lost nesting site in Antarctica

By Brandon Specktor published

Melting snow in Antarctica reveals ancient penguin 'mummies' dating to 5,000 years ago.

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Emperor penguins photographed here on the Brunt ice shelf near the British Antarctic Survey Halley Research Station.

Poop stains visible from space reveal hidden colonies of Antarctic penguins

By Yasemin Saplakoglu published

There might be nearly 20% more emperor penguin colonies in Antarctica than previously thought.

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When penguins are pooping, you'd better stand back.

Penguins shoot 'poop bombs' more than 4 feet, incredibly important study finds

By Mindy Weisberger published

How much force must a penguin apply in order to blast a flying poop projectile, and how far can it travel? Fortunately for us all, scientists now have answers.

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A braying African penguin — or "jackass penguin" — respects the linguistic laws of English while honking at his friend.

Jackass penguins have a jackass language not so different from English

By Brandon Specktor published

The braying songs of African 'jackass' penguins follow two extremely common rules of human language, a new study confirms.

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Two male king penguins in Zoo Berlin named Skip and Ping adopted an abandoned egg in August; they had previously tried to hatch stones in their enclosure.

'Gay' Penguin Couple Had No Egg of Their Own. So They Stole One.

By Mindy Weisberger published

A pair of mated male penguins in a Dutch zoo were so eager for offspring that they stole an egg from another couple's nest.

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The newly discovered ancient penguin would have stood about 5 feet, 3 inches (1.6 meters) tall, or about the height of an adult woman.

Newly Discovered 'Monster' Penguin Was As Tall As an Adult Human

By Laura Geggel published

Fish swam for their lives when they encountered a forbidding, ancient "monster" penguin that would have towered over today's largest penguin.

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