NASA Shares Image of Penguin and Egg Shaped Galaxy
NASA has shared an image of a pair of galaxies that look like a penguin and its egg millions of light-years from Earth.
Penguin Escapes Seal by Taking a Boat Ride with Photographers
A group of photographers shooting from an inflatable boat in the Antarctic recently got closer to their subjects than they had expected to when a terrified penguin jumped into their boat to escape a hungry leopard seal.
Wildlife Photographer Captures ‘Never Before Seen’ Yellow Penguin
A wildlife photographer has shared a once-in-a-lifetime photo of what he believes is a "never before seen" yellow penguin.
Emperor Penguins Find Camera, Pose for Selfies
Two emperor penguins in Antarctica recently stumbled upon a camera left by researchers. Curious about their find, the penguins ended up knocking over the camera and then posing for an adorable selfie video.
Touching Photos of a Family’s Special Bond with the Magpie They Rescued
In late 2013, Australian photographer Cameron Bloom's family found an abandoned magpie chick on the ground in Newport, New South Wales. They took the bird in, learned how to raise it, and it quickly became a part of their family and daily life.
As they raised the magpie, which they named "Penguin," Bloom began to document the experience through Instagram. Tens of thousands of people around the world are now following along as he shares touching photos that show the closeness of the bird and family.
Scientists Dress Camera Rover as Baby Penguin to Get Up Close and Personal with Emperor Colony
Trying to record and gather data on very shy animals like emperor penguins is a big challenge for scientists. Getting close to them, even with remote-controlled rover cameras, often scares them or makes them act differently.
So, how do you solve this? If you're Yvon Le Maho and his team from the University of Strasbourg in France, you dress the rover up as a fuzzy penguin chick before sending it on its way.
Surprisingly Colorful Photos Reveal a Side of Antarctica You’ve Probably Never Seen
When you hear Antarctica, a number of images probably come to mind: penguins waddling along, barren white expanses and massive glaciers all probably make an appearance. But no matter what images the continent conjures up, you probably wouldn't describe any of them as 'colorful.'
When Canadian photographer Gaston Lacombe headed south to spend a couple of months on the frigid continent, he too expected to find a whole lot of white, with maybe some blue and the occasional tuxedo black of a penguin. What he didn't expect were the occasional explosions of color he actually found there.
Bird Gets Ahold of Egg Camera, Captures Great Aerial Footage of Penguin Colony
The filmmakers behind a BBC nature show got more than they bargained for when they came up with the idea of encasing a video camera in a fake egg to gather surreptitious footage of a penguin colony on the Falkland Islands.