RNZ on MSN

'Senseless act': Little blue penguin dies from injuries, footage of 'suspicious vehicle activity' sought

The death of a kororā /little blue penguin in Oamaru was suspected to be the result of a "shocking senseless act:", the ...

Little blue penguins take flight to new West Coast home

The rescued penguins can't be released back into the wild, but they're about to get a new life at Franz Josef later this ...
Albany Democrat-Herald

Nesting penguins can't resist lure of New Zealand sushi shop

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Two little blue penguins just couldn't stay away from a New Zealand sushi store, returning to nest there even after police had captured them and escorted them back to ...
News Tribune

Penguins, stars, silence cruising New Zealand’s Doubtful Sound

WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- On board a ship in Fiordland National Park, New Zealand, we all rush to the bow for a chance to see the rare Fiordland penguin. The captain maneuvers the vessel closer to ...
Green Matters on MSN

Giant Penguins Once Lived In New Zealand — And Scientists May Finally Know Why They’re Gone

The fossil belongs to an ancestor of modern emperor and king penguins, who once lived in Aotearoa, New Zealand.
Smithsonian Magazine

Early Penguins Had Long, Dagger-Like Beaks for Skewering Fish, New Zealand Fossils Reveal

An artist's interpretation of what early penguins in New Zealand might have looked like Canterbury Museum and Tom Simpson under CC BY-SA 4.0 Modern penguins have relatively short beaks, which they use ...
Phys.org

Dagger beaks and strong wings: New fossils rewrite the penguin story and affirm NZ as a cradle of their evolution

Remarkable new fossil discoveries in New Zealand are driving a significant reassessment of our understanding of the early evolution of penguins. We know Antarctica was home to at least 10 species, ...