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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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Emperor penguin chicks in Antarctica.

Why Do All the Babies in This Massive Penguin Colony Keep Drowning?

By Rafi Letzter published

The second-largest emperor penguin colony in the world appears to be collapsing, after rough seas drowned all of its babies three winters in a row.

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In Photos: The Emperor Penguin's Beautiful and Extreme Breeding Season

By Kimberly Hickok published

Emperor penguins are the only penguin species that breeds on the frigid ice sheets of Antarctica in the dead of winter.

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How Do Emperor Penguin Dads Stop Their Eggs From Freezing?

By Emma Bryce published

These penguin dads are basically walking hot-water bottles.

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Thousands of Female Penguins Are Being Stranded in South America

By Brandon Specktor published

Why are thousands of female penguins washing up dead in South America?

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This aerial image taken from a quadcopter reveals an Adélie penguin breeding colony on Heroina Island, Danger Islands, Antarctica.

How This Supercolony of 1.5 Million Penguins Stayed Hidden for Nearly 3,000 Years

By Yasemin Saplakoglu published

Sometimes we miss one or two, sometimes we miss millions.

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male penguins and their nest

Meet Sphen and Magic, the Same-Sex Penguin Couple Raising an Egg in Captivity

By Brandon Specktor published

Two male penguins are raising an egg together in Sydney's Sea Life Aquarium.

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Penguin graveyard

Here's Why There Are Hundreds of Ancient, Mummified Penguins in Antarctica

By Laura Geggel published

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penguins take selfies.

Antarctic Penguins Find Research Camera, Proceed to Take Most Adorable Selfies

By Tia Ghose published

An adorable pair of emperor penguins recently captured the cutest of all animal selfies when they encountered a camera left behind in their rookery.

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Poop Stains Lead Researchers to Hidden 'Supercolony' of 1.5 Million Penguins

By Brandon Specktor published

Antarctica's Danger Islands hold an adorable secret.

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