3. Smallest penguin? The Little Blue Penguin. They stand at only 16 inches. 4. Fastest penguin? The Gentoo Penguin, which can reach swimming speeds up to 22 mph. 5. Penguins ingest a lot of seawater ...

Penguins are flightless birds, but their wings are still very much a part of their mobility. Instead of gliding through the air, penguins use their wings—which evolved into flippers—to dive, cruise, ...

The world’s first penguin biologist to study a large colony of the animals up close, George Murray Levick, was marooned in 1911 for almost a year on Cape Adare in Antarctica, the site of the world’s ...

SeaWorld Orlando guests have a chance to learn more about penguins as well as take a look at how the theme park cares for these birds during the Penguins Up-Close Tour. Here are some interesting ...

A celebration of one of Earth’s most iconic and beloved birds, featuring all 18 species of penguins for the first time, from New Zealand, Cape Town, the Galapagos Islands and Antarctica. A unique ...