My college buddy John and I stood on the beach in a hidden cove in Southern Australia. Behind us, unscalable cliffs stretched straight up to the Great Ocean Road — some seventy meters (230 feet) above ...

The Fairy or Little Blue Penguin, the smallest penguin species, stands at 13-17 inches and weighs just over 1 kg. These adorable birds inhabit New Zealand and Southern Australia. Known for their blue ...

The Bronx Zoo recently welcomed a magical little addition to their family — a rare fairy penguin chick! The little blue penguin was hatched on May 10, and just recently joined the colony as the newest ...

PHILLIP ISLAND, Australia, May 10 (UPI) -- Officials say they are investigating 27 fairy penguins found dead on Australia's Phillip Island Nature Park, in what is suspected to be a dog attack. The ...

Two dozen members of the world’s smallest penguin species have taken up residence at the Bronx Zoo. The little penguins are also called blue penguins or fairy penguins. When fully grown, they are only ...

A penguin from Sea World in Australia was reunited with his mates on Monday after he was abducted from his home over the weekend. On Sunday night, a local couple spotted Dirk, a 7-year-old fairy ...

A couple months ago, the Bronx Zoo had a very special delivery: Its first fairy penguin chick was born on May 10th, making it the first time the species was bred at the zoo. While it doesn't carry ...

BRONX -- The colony of little penguins that debuted in 2015 as a new species at Wildlife Conservation Society's Bronx Zoo has successfully produced a chick that is now on exhibit with the rest of the ...