Round of applause for Scampi and Flounder Two same-sex Humboldt penguins are raising a chick that was rejected by its parents at Chester Zoo. Back in April, another pair named Wotsit and Peach had 10 of their eggs hatch, but Scampi and Flounder were forced to step in and look after one of them. The […]
5 months ago
“Flipper in flipper, watching the sparkling lights of the skyline and ocean…” It was a picture that captured millions hearts around the world; two widowed penguins with their flippers wrapped around each other gazing at the Melbourne skyline. The picture instantly went viral when photographer Tobias Baumgaertner posted it back in March, and has now […]
5 years ago
Penguins roaming around an empty aquarium is what we all need to see today. Life has taken an unexcepted turn and with the Covid-19 outbreak escalating every day, it’s difficult to know when things might return to some kind of normality. In the meantime, we have to find a new routine and if you need […]
6 years ago
Beautiful. Just beautiful. If you’ve ever seen a penguin you’ll know that they are absolutely the most beautiful creatures you will ever grace your eyes upon in this world. They’re sleek, they’re little, they’re friendly, and they travel miles and miles just to bring some food back for their families. Ideal animals, to be honest. […]
6 years ago
Not jealous at all. Look, everybody loves a penguin or two. They’re sweet, they’re very nice looking, and we don’t begrudge them anything at all even when they have better and more loving relationships than we do because whatever, even animals deserve to be happy, it’s grand, don’t care. Except we do care. We care […]
7 years ago
Almost all penguins born in the second largest Emperor colony have died over the past three years. The penguins from the Halley Bay colony in the Weddell Sea have failed to raise chicks since 2016, scientists recently discovered. The chicks have been dying for three years because of the rate of sea-ice break up. Most of […]
7 years ago