Slightly older penguin fossils, found in Canterbury, New Zealand – in rocks that were 58 to 62 million years old – were from birds ranging in size from today's yellow-eyed penguin, to the ...

The New Zealand's Department of Conservation said the tiny penguins, which have been washing up dead on New Zealand beaches, are starving to death due to weather conditions.

The bodies of hundreds of little blue penguins have washed up on the beaches of New Zealand’s northern coast in recent weeks, according to conservationists, who fear climate change is starving ...

A small blue penguin waddled onto the runway at the Wellington National Airport in New Zealand, causing quite the scene — and flights delays — before it was rescued, according to report… ...

Hundreds of dead little blue penguins, also known by their Māori name, kororā, have been washing up on beaches in New Zealand as scientists speculate what could be the cause.

New Zealand’s Penguin Place takes in hundreds of hoiho at its rescue and rehab center to make sure they have a chance at surviving. It’s a place for the feisty birds ...

New research suggests that penguins' ancestors originated not in frozen Antarctica but, instead, off the coasts of Australia and New Zealand, adapting to new climes over 22 million years.

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On January 12, a baby blue penguin was seen crossing the runway at the Wellington Airport in New Zealand. The penguin was rescued and now lives at the Wellington Zoo.

An artist’s concept of Kumimanu and Petradyptes penguins on an ancient New Zealand beach. The larger of the two weighed almost 350 pounds and is the heaviest penguin known to science.

An illustration comparing the giant penguin to an average person. Kumimanu biceae weighed about 220 pounds and was a bit shorter than 6 feet in height. It swam around off the coast of New Zealand ...