Yet a study published Thursday in Science shows that nesting chinstrap penguins sleep just this way more than 10,000 times a day. They take a continual series of dozes that last just four seconds ...

Emperor penguins, such as these in Snow Hill Island, Antarctica, can travel as far as 120 kilometres inland from the coast to ...

Across the globe great animal gatherings are taking place that make the footfall at a Taylor Swift concert look like a kid’s ...

Chinstrap penguin numbers may have fallen by more than half on Antarctic island Chinstrap penguin numbers may have fallen by more than half on Antarctic island ...

Chinstrap Penguin (Pygoscelis antarcticus) feeding its chicks A pair of African Penguins (Spheniscus demersus) touching beaks. Comparison of bird beaks ...

Chinstrap eggs are more rounded than other penguins’ eggs. They measure 7cm long and 5.5cm wide, but at maximum weigh in a bit lighter at around 120g – that’s about twice the size of a chicken egg.

But a new study published in November found that chinstrap penguins take short naps thousands of times every day. They accumulate their daily sleep requirement of more than 11 hours in short ...

For the first time, scientists have measured the sleeping behaviour of adult chinstrap penguins in the wild by attaching sensors that measure brain waves. Guarding their chicks from predators and ...

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To find the best nest site, Adelie penguins undertake the longest penguin migration on Earth. Chinstrap penguins live in the largest penguin colonies on earth. A king penguin's feathers offer a ...

Guarding their chicks from predators and wayward penguins in a crowded colony requires round-the-clock attention. During the breeding season, adult chinstrap penguins nod off thousands of times ...