The African penguin (Spheniscus demersus), also known as Cape penguin or South African penguin, is a species of penguin confined to southern African waters. It is the only penguin …

Nov 13, 2025 · African penguin, (Spheniscus demersus), species of penguin (order Sphenisciformes) characterized by a single band of black feathers cutting across the breast …

Critically Endangered African penguins live along the rocky shoreline of South Africa, swimming in cold currents. While they don’t live in snow and ice like some other penguin species, they are …

Penguins, like seals, are a lot smellier than they look. Fortunately, they’re mostly relegated to the Southernmost cap of the world, far from most people’s nostrils. But there’s a dwindling group …

Information and facts about African Penguins. Learn about penguin science, habitat, diet, range, populations and threats to these seabirds.

4 days ago · A brutal confluence of environmental change and human fishing habits left tens of thousands of adult African penguins off South Africa's coast without enough food to survive, …

The African penguin (Spheniscus demersus) is a species of penguin that lives in southern African waters. Like all extant penguins, it is flightless and adapted for a marine habitat.

Ten years is all that likely stands between the African Penguin becoming functionally Extinct-in-the-Wild. African Penguin numbers in South Africa are continuing to plummet, with fewer than …

5 days ago · A new study has revealed alarming declines in African penguin populations during their moulting season, attributing mass starvation to the significant reduction in available food …

4 days ago · BALTIMORE, MD – The largest population of African penguins (Spheniscus demersus) in North America is getting bigger. Maryland Zoo has hatched eight critically …