The egg usually hatches before the female returns to rear her chick, while the male – having not eaten for four months - makes the journey to the sea to feed himself but also provide for his chick.

is also home to an Adelie penguin egg collected by famed explorer Ernest Shackleton during one of his historic expeditions to the Antarctic. Ten of the intricately-carved pieces have been ...

The Adélie is the littlest, and also the most widespread, species of penguin in the Antarctic. They might look a bit clumsy on land, but penguins are brilliant swimmers. They can dive down to 180m – ...

All but two Adelie penguin chicks have starved to death in ... and breed from October to February They typically lay two eggs in nests made of stones, and parents take turns to incubate the ...

An Adelie penguin, native to Antarctica and some subantarctic islands thousands of kilometres away, was sighted roaming on Lower Hutt’s Petone Beach over the weekend. A Department of ...

Researchers at Stony Brook University in New York have come up with an ingenious way of tracking the evolution of Adélie penguin colonies in Antarctica, without having to go there. They use the ...

An Antarctic penguin found on a Wellington beach is undergoing disease testing, including for the deadly bird flu. The Adelie penguin, usually exclusive to Antarctica, appeared on the beach at ...

A recent study conducted by a team of researchers led by Mahua Saha, principal scientist, CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography (NIO Goa), on the Adelie penguin on Svenner Island, unveiled the ...

“The penguin was spotted in the dog-walking area of Petone Beach, where she could have been at significant risk from curious or excitable pets,” said the ranger. “Adelie penguins are a rare ...