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A German zoo says a pair of gay male penguins are raising a chick from an egg abandoned by its parents.
Scientists looking for lost penguins stumbled upon an effective method: Follow their poop from space.
Twelve of the world's 17 species of penguins are seeing rapid population declines tied to overfishing, changing weather patterns and other factors, a leading expert warned Friday.
Lovelace, the rockhopper penguin that answers life's questions in the animated film "Happy Feet", probably would be just as stumped as the researchers who reported Friday that the population of his northern relatives has declined by 90 percent over the last 50 years.
Seven penguin species have reason to have happy feet: The Bush administration is moving to protect them. But three other types of penguin — including the stars of recent movies — got the cold shoulder.
Researchers studying a rare and endangered species of penguin have uncovered a previously unknown species that disappeared about 500 years ago.
Nils Olav already has medals for good conduct and long service. He made honorary colonel-in-chief of the elite Norwegian King's Guard in 2005. And on Friday he was knighted. Not bad for a 3-foot tall penguin — actually, three of them.
Like many moms of newborns, Caitlin Hume still has plenty of work to do when she gets home. There's the herring-and-krill formula to prepare, followed by a little peeping and playtime, then bed.
What's black and white and warm all over? A penguin in a wetsuit, naturally. Sounds like a joke, but it's quite serious for biologists at the California Academy of Sciences, who had a wetsuit created for an African penguin to help him get back in the swim of things.
Leaked Jackson penguin clip is a web hit"The clip was filmed during rehearsals for Michael Jackson's This Is It comeback tour — and shows the star practicing the PENGUIN on stage. The star had been putting the finishing touches to the show that was set to take London's O2 Arena by storm when he died on June 25.
Two Thirds of Teenagers Don't Believe in God: Penguin Survey A survey by Penguin Books found "nearly two thirds of teenagers don't believe in God."
Mother Nature's HumdingersA fighter jet can travel at 150bl/sec; the Space Shuttle at its fastest reaches 207bl/sec; but when it's diving, the Anna's hummingbird tops the lot at 383bl/sec. More Articles
Large ice shelf expected to break from Antarctica - CNN.comA large ice shelf is "imminently" close to breaking away from part of the Antarctic Peninsula, scientists said Friday. This would be the largest ice shelf to collapse so far in an ominous series of such events in recent years.
Melbourne Aquarium unveils new Antarctic penguinsAustralia's first collection of sub-antarctic penguins have gone on show at a new $28-million exhibition at the Melbourne Aquarium. The collection features five majestic king penguins keeping a watchful eye over 13 other gentoo penguins.
Soft toy surrogate sibling for baby penguin A baby penguin which had to be separated from its family after a greedy sibling continually ate all its food has found companionship with a stuffed toy.
Solving Agatha Christie mysteries, but in fewer pages"Murder is Easy," according to the title of an Agatha Christie mystery, but her readers have never been able to cut any corners.
There Should NOT Be a Dark Knight SequelThe Dark Knight worked on so many levels as it easily moved from Batman Begins and into the Joker's narrative. It was as if the two films were made as one and like Empire Strikes Back and The Godfather Part II, The Dark Knight became a better film than its predecessor.
Military penguin becomes a 'Sir'A penguin who was previously made a Colonel-in-Chief of the Norwegian Army has been knighted at Edinburgh Zoo. Penguin Nils Olav has been an honorary member and mascot of the Norwegian King's Guard since the 1980s.
Norwegians give penguin knighthoodA penguin at Edinburgh Zoo was today knighted by the Norwegian Army. Nils Olav (that's the penguin) is already a Colonel-in-Chief in the Norwegian King's Guard, as well as being their mascot.
Hundreds of baby penguins found dead in BrazilHundreds of baby penguins swept from the icy shores of Antarctica and Patagonia are washing up dead on Rio de Janeiro's tropical beaches, rescuers and penguin experts said Friday.
Seal Tries Sex with PenguinA seal has been caught on camera trying to have sex with a penguin.
'Sex pest' seal attacks penguinAn Antarctic fur seal has been observed trying to have sex with a king penguin. The South African-based scientists who witnessed the incident say it is the most unusual case of mammal mating behaviour yet known.
Amazon furious after publishers undercut its book prices onlineAn online price war between Amazon and some of the UK's largest publishers is expected. Penguin, Bloomsbury and other publishers are discounting books on their websites encouraging customers to buy direct from the publisher rather than use an online retailer.
Antarctic Penguins Extinct in Ten Years?Adélie penguins in Antarctica are in the midst of a major upheaval as climate change causes their icy habitat to warm up, experts say. Some populations of the birds are thriving, but most are declining rapidly.
Sports leagues accused of deceptive warningsA handful of sports leagues and media companies are trying to intimidate the public when issuing inaccurate warnings about making "unauthorized" copies of their work, according to a complaint expected to be filed with the Federal Trade Commission.
Penguin Poop PollutionPenguin guano in the Antarctic is adding to organic pollutant problems there, according to a report to be featured in a Royal Society of Chemistry publication.
How A Laydee showed that First Impressions really are misleading Publishers failed to spot a Jane Austin plagiarised novel and rejected it for publication.
Jane Austen fan submits her work anonymously to publishers ... and receives a dozen rejectionsA Jane Austen fan was astonished when he plagiarised her esteemed novels changing only the titles and sent them to publishers as a joke - and got a round of REJECTIONS.
Fossil of ferocious, human-sized tropical penguin foundThe fossil, which was discovered in Peru and is described today in detail by scientists reveals a creature that was over 1.5 metres tall and weighed as much as a person.
I like the zoo. I enjoy watching animals of all kinds, including children. That's why I buy a membership every year. My wife and I can take a couple of friends and their children, park for free, breeze through the line, and get up close and personal with a variety of animals.
Penguins fail to reach comprehensibilityPenguin has closed its online wiki-novel experiment, A Million Penguins, which anyone could write and edit. Contributors and commentators agree the quality of the final product is far from publishable but they're divided over the value of the project itself.
Penguin's novel wiki project launched Fancy trying your hand at creative writing but can't quite find the time? Tired of scribbling away all by yourself?
amillionpenguins - Penguin's wiki-based collaborative on-line novelWelcome to a new idea from Penguin: Participation Publishing amillionpenguins is a novel kind of novel - written by anyone and everyone, collaboratively on the web using wiki technology. Read it here. Write it here.
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