Vampire bats in Peru sometimes prey on penguin chicks, but the adult penguins are ready to fight back—with a little help from dirt and even poop.

Humboldt penguins Invading rats with bodies up to 20 centimetres long have begun eating eggs and chicks, and some experts fear that unless the rats are eradicated, they could tip the Humboldt ...

Assistant zoo manager Lisa Britton said it "infiltrated" their home at Penguin Bay during the night. Five adult and three infant Humboldt penguins died in the attack. A ninth was injured but made ...

A Humboldt penguin who is thought to be the oldest in the world has celebrated her 31st birthday. Rosie has lived at Sewerby Hall in East Yorkshire since 1990 when she was brought from a bird park ...

The Humboldt penguin, a common species along most of Chile's northern coastline Some 3,000 Humboldt penguins have died as a consequence of the avian influenza so far in 2023, according to official ...

Humboldt penguins — which nest only in parts of Chile and Peru — over the years have become decimated by human encroachment, rat infestations and unforgiving weather currents carried by ...

Humboldt penguins are classed as vulnerable to extinction, so the new arrival - the third at Sewerby Hall and Gardens - has been greeted with great enthusiasm. The new chick's grandmother Rosie ...

Sewerby Hall and Gardens engaged Allen Stichler to create some carvings of much-beloved Humboldt penguin Rosie, who died in March 2023 at the grand old age of 32. The celebrated penguin became a ...

A penguin stands a chance of being crowned world champion in a competition which has drawn hundreds of entries from around the world. Frank is a 19-year-old Humboldt penguin that lives at Paultons ...

The care home team organised a visit to the park for Mrs Lawley, her husband Lionel, and fellow residents Anne and Ruby. During the visit, she became a penguin keeper for the day and spent the morning ...