The people have spoken. The Milwaukee County Zoo's newish penguin chick has been named Roo — or Rhubarb, if you want to be formal about it. The zoo hosted a vote online to name the Humboldt penguin ...

The Milwaukee County Zoo is hosting a contest to vote for the name of its new penguin chick. In addition to the thrill of nomenclature, you could win a penguin-themed prize package. The Humboldt ...

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A gay penguin couple have stepped in to hatch and raise a baby chick after it was born at Chester Zoo. Males Scampi and Flounder took on the parenting responsibility after ten rare Humboldt penguin ...

Penguin poop, also known as guano, is notoriously smelly. But the ammonia in the birds’ excrement does more than just stink—it can play a role in cloud formation over Antarctica. Those clouds affect ...

Penguin poop may be playing a key role in keeping climate change in check over Antarctica, new research published May 22 finds. Specifically, ammonia released from penguin poop (aka guano) may help to ...

Ammonia in penguin and seabird poop could help increase the formation of clouds. Penguins could be playing a crucial role in stabilizing the climate in Antarctica when they go No. 2, according to new ...

EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — A baby penguin was born at the El Paso Zoo on Saturday. The chick was born to proud parents, Dee & Admiral Fancy Pants and sisters General Chaos & Empress Mom Jeans.

A Humboldt penguin chick hatched at the Sioux Falls Zoo & Aquarium on March 30, 2025. The zoo is currently fundraising for a new penguin habitat as part of a larger expansion project. The chick's name ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A baby penguin has made its debut in Colorado. A small, fluffy African penguin chick hatched at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo on April 8 and has debuted to the public. The zoo said ...

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. — The Aquarium of Niagara welcomed a new baby chick to their penguin family last month after a 40-day incubation period. The baby chick weighed 87 grams at its first weigh-in. A ...

An African penguin chick made its grand debut at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs earlier this month, hatching from its egg on April 8. “Waddle we do with all this cuteness?” zoo officials ...