Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut was able to bring one of their African penguins to meet Bertha Komor — free of charge Alexandra Schonfeld is a features writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...

An endangered African penguin chick recently hatched at the Lincoln Park Zoo​ just in time for the holiday season.

The chick, which hatched at the National Aviary in Pittsburgh, is a member of the endangered species celebrated on International African Penguin Awareness Day Give a warm welcome to this fuzzy penguin ...

CHICAGO - Lincoln Park Zoo has welcomed a new African penguin chick. The chick's parents, Rosie and Cecil, as part of the African Penguin Species Survival Plan, a collaborative population management ...

One woman accomplishes a life goal after celebrating a big birthday in December. Bertha Komor, who is nearly halfway to 105 years old, had a simple request. She has always wanted to pet a penguin.

SAN FRANCISCO -- A slipped ankle tendon sounds like something attributed to a hulking NFL star on a team injury report. But for a small penguin, such an injury used to mean amputation or even death.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — The Little Rock Zoo has welcomed a new African penguin hatchling and is reaching out to the community to help name him. Zoo officials say they carefully selected names ...

Lambert” the penguin has a new way to make his way around his habitat at the New England Aquarium. The 33-year-old African<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...