Out of all the species of penguins, Adélie penguins are the most well-studied, and for a good reason. Adélies are 2 feet of confident, charismatic, yet seemingly-clumsy birds. Despite their charming ...

Pointing at the male penguins that are solemnly breeding two fresh-laid eggs each, he notes: "They're just sitting there, contemplating the universe." ...

Hidden for nearly 100 years for being too "graphic," a report of "hooligan" behaviors, including sexual coercion, by Adelie penguins observed during Captain Scott's 1910 polar expedition has been ...

An Indian research team put a dozen Adélie penguins in East Antarctica through a series of mirror tests early in 2020 to determine if they are self-aware.

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Animals must make "decisions" (e.g., when or whether to breed, the effort to put into a breeding episode) by integrating physiological, ...

A new colony of Adélie penguins has been discovered near Antarctica, substantially increasing the known populations of the knee-high creatures.

Only two chicks survived in a colony of 36,000 Adélie penguins in Antarctica after a devastating breeding season, according to the World Wildlife Federation.