Smitty the penguin is part of a Species Survival Plan, a collaborative program among zoos and aquariums aimed at protecting vulnerable species and maintaining genetic diversity. Humboldt penguins, the ...

A fossil discovery in New Zealand reveals a giant penguin ancestor species that thrived in warm seas three million years ago.

Smitty is getting ready for a big transition, he'll head to the Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium as part of a national species survival plan.

Three million years ago, an extinct relative of today's great penguins—emperors and kings—lived in Aotearoa New Zealand.

In a world where most animal relationships are short-lived, a few species form partnerships that last for years, sometimes ...

Smitty the Humboldt penguin is moving to the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium in Pennsylvania, where he will become its newest and most eligible bachelor − and hopefully produce offspring of his own.

Lloyd Wilkinson, penguin-keeper at The Deep aquarium in Hull, went to Punta San Juan in Peru to take part in conservation ...

Marc-Andre Fleury. In a unique and (hopefully) wonderful moment, Fleury will wear the Pittsburgh Penguins crest once more and ...

The Pittsburgh Penguins did not have the best start to their Friday evening pre-season tilt against the Detroit Red Wings.

After cutting Detroit’s lead to 2-1 during the second period, Connor Dewar added to his goal with a fight early in the third ...

The newly-discovered penguin species went extinct when the ice age hit, but researchers don't think the cold was to blame for ...