The erect-crested penguin (Eudyptes sclateri) is one of the species of crested penguin, and is endemic to New Zealand. With a striking look, it has plumes of yellow feathers extending from the bill to the back of the head, as well as black upper parts and white … [Read more...]
Yellow-eyed Penguin
The Yellow-eyed Penguin or Hoiho is a penguin found in New Zealand, on the south-east coast of South Island, Foveaux Strait and Stewart Island/Rakiura and Auckland and Campbell Islands. The Yellow-eyed penguin is the third largest penguin behind the Emperor penguin, the largest … [Read more...]
Galapagos Penguin
The Galápagos Penguin is a penguin endemic to the Galápagos Islands. It is the only penguin to live on the equator in a tropical environment. The Galápagos Penguin survives due to the cool ocean temperatures resulting from the Humboldt Current and cool waters from great depths … [Read more...]
Gentoo Penguin
The Gentoo Penguins are the fastest underwater swimming bird, reaching speeds of 36 kilometres per hour (22.3 miles per hour). Gentoo Penguins nest in large and noisy breeding colonies adjacent to sandy or shingle beaches at over 80 locations around the Falkland Islands. There … [Read more...]
Humboldt Penguin
The Humboldt Penguin is a South American penguin, breeding in coastal Peru and Chile. This penguins nearest relatives are the African Penguin, the Magellanic Penguin and the Galapagos Penguin. The Humboldt Penguin is named after Alexander von Humboldt, a naturalist and explorer … [Read more...]
King Penguin
King Penguins live on the subantarctic islands at the northern reaches of Antarctica, as well as Tierra del Fuego, the Falkland Islands and other temperate islands of the region. The King penguin is the second largest penguin. It is sometimes confused with the larger Emperor … [Read more...]
Penguin
When one thinks of Antarctic wildlife, penguins are often the first animals that come to mind. Penguins are birds with black and white feathers and a funny waddle. However, unlike most birds, penguins are unable to fly. Penguins spend as much as 75% of their time underwater, … [Read more...]
Little Fairy Penguin
The Little Penguin is the smallest species of penguin and breeds around the entire coastline of New Zealand and the Chatham Islands as well as southern Australia and Tasmania. These penguins have several common names. In Australia they are often referred to as Fairy Penguins due … [Read more...]
Adelie Penguin
The Adelie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) is, together with the Emperor Penguin, one of the only two types of penguin living on the Antarctic mainland. This species is common along the entire Antarctic coast and nearby islands. Adelie penguins are the smallest of the penguins … [Read more...]
Macaroni Penguin
The Macaroni Penguin is a species of penguin closely related to the Rockhopper Penguin. It is one of eight species of crested penguin that is found on the Antarctic Peninsula, on a number of Antarctic and subantarctic islands in the Atlantic and Indian oceans, and on the islands … [Read more...]