Some 3,000 Humboldt penguins have died as a consequence of the avian influenza so far in 2023, according to official reports from the Chilean Fisheries National Service, Sernapesca.

15 — marked the second Humboldt penguin birth of the year for parents Sharkbait and John Henry, the zoo said in a news release. The chick’s sex is still unknown, but the zoo has been able to ...

The penguins are able to survive in the Atacama Desert thanks to the Humboldt current, as it cools ... [+] these coastal waters by several degrees compared to other ocean waters at the same latitude.

Of 17 known penguin species in the world, Humboldt penguins are becoming increasingly rare and now are listed as vulnerable to extinction, according to the International Union for the Conservation ...