We know this because our new study describes a spectacular fossilised skull of a great penguin found on the Taranaki coast. Overall, it is 31% longer than the skull of an emperor penguin (Aptenodytes ...

The fossil belongs to an ancestor of modern emperor and king penguins, who once lived in Aotearoa, 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 manoeuvres the vessel closer to the rocky shore, allowing us ...

Close relatives of emperor penguins lived in New Zealand some 3 million years ago. What caused their extinction?

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - A royal penguin that became stranded on a beach more than 1,000 miles from its sub-Antarctic home has died at a New Zealand zoo. The penguin was emaciated and suffering ...

A tiny penguin that made the mammoth journey from New Zealand to Australia has been nursed back to health and released into the wild -- in the hope it will find its own way home. The bird was so ...

The 'waddling vagrants' were discovered hiding beneath a sushi stand. LONDON -- A pair of penguins have been released from police custody in New Zealand after being discovered hiding out in a sushi ...

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

Animal welfare campaigners have called for the release of 15 penguins "trapped in a basement without sunlight or fresh air" ...