Like polar bears on the opposite pole, emperor penguins endure unfathomable hardships to breed and nurture each new generation — fasting for months through the planet's harshest winter. If their ...

Penguins are some of the most fascinating creatures on Earth. These flightless aquatic birds are known for their adorable ...

While they warm in groups, they hunt alone but have the swimming capabilities to catch prey underwater quickly and efficiently. Even though they live in large colonies, emperor penguins are the ...

Roger Hughes has never seen emperor penguins in the wild ... they analyzed hours of underwater footage and discovered that the penguins were doing something that engineers had long tried to ...

This story appears in the November 2012 issue of National Geographic magazine. Shooting Stars Capturing the flight of emperor penguins in Antarctica is no easy feat. They rocket around underwater ...

The Emperor Penguin lives in the Antarctic environment ... slow down greatly during a dive so that it can conserve oxygen underwater and spend more time finding food. Penguins have a short stiff ...

Slow, graceful floating and bobbing in the sea (in groups) leads to streamlined curving and twisting, for underwater swimming like seals. By contrast, ‘Emperor Penguins’ need straight backs ...

A large number of emperor penguin chicks were hit by the effects of climate change in 2023 as their icy homes were eroded despite the species’ endeavours to adjust to the shrinking landscape ...