Fairy penguins are real, and the world just got a lot cuter. For the first time in its 120+ year existence, the Bronx Zoo has successfully bred a fairy penguin — and it’s the sweetest, most ...

They may even nest under man-made structures. Both parents care for and incubates the egg, and chicks weigh just 25 grams as hatchlings. They lose their downy plumage at about 50 days of age, when ...

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.

Fairy penguins (Eudyptula minor) make their way toward nesting burrows at night in Phillip Island Nature Park, Victoria, Australia.The little, flightless birds have faced a new threat in recent ...

High-paying tourists are helping national park rangers to complete a survey of fairy penguin breeding habits on the NSW south coast. Visitors pay $690 to take part in a three-day, two-night ...

After years of dog attacks, the little penguin colony at Low Head on Tasmania's northern coast is rebuilding — and it is in part thanks to a community nest box building project. About 60 new ...

They may even nest under man-made structures. Both parents care for and incubates the egg, and chicks weigh just 25 grams as hatchlings. They lose their downy plumage at about 50 days of age, when ...