ROYAL OAK, MI – A fluffy, four-month-old king penguin chick – that is already about the same size as its parents – was recently determined to be a male and given a name. The king chick hatched on Aug.

Sir Nils Olav III is a king penguin, but only holds a rank equivalent to brigadier general in the Norwegian Army. Give him time: He'll rise through the ranks eventually. He's held a long career for ...

Pesto, a king penguin of unusually large size, has waddled his way into social media feeds all over the world, forcing pygmy hippo Moo Deng to share the celebrity baby animal spotlight. In the process ...

A precocious and sexually domineering king penguin enlisted for a breeding initiative in an England zoo — and thought to be a female — has turned out to be a boy. Penguin Maggie traveled from Denmark ...

Did someone say bubble party? The St. Louis Zoo shared an adorable video of their penguins enjoying one of their favorite ...

Three elderly penguins from a Singapore zoo underwent successful cataract surgery and received new custom-made lenses – the first known time the procedure's been done for the animals, the Mandai ...

DETROIT (WWJ) — It was just a few months ago that Australia’s beloved Pesto the Penguin went viral for weighing nearly 50 pounds at just 9 months old. Now, the U.S. has its own baby penguin that some ...

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After reaching stardom in September, the king penguin chick is beginning to shed his brown feathers in exchange for new waterproof ones as he transitions into adulthood. Pesto, who lives at the Sea ...

Feather DNA testing revealed that the 10-year-old penguin was male after zookeepers observed unexpected mating habits with another penguin named Frank Getty A British wildlife park is down to only one ...

Melbourne’s 50-pound celebrity chick is molting, revealing adult feathers beneath his iconic brown fluff. Here’s what to expect as he waddles into adulthood. Pesto the king penguin was born in January ...

AVONDALE, Ohio (WKRC) - Guests have been flocking to the Cincinnati Zoo all weekend to experience Penguin Days in its final year. The beloved annual event will end permanently on Feb. 25. Until then, ...