The King Penguin chick hatched at the Detroit Zoo on August 19, 2024. Since then, this big fluffy guy has been living at the zoo’s Polk Penguin Conservation Center.

On the heels of last week’s World Penguin Day, the Detroit Zoo is marking a milestone with the public debut of its newest king penguin chick, Atticus.

The Detroit Zoo announced on social media last week that it has a new king penguin named Atticus that was born on Aug. 19.

King penguins, which are native to the sub-Antarctic islands and are known for their distinctive orange feathers on their heads and upper chests, are the world's second-largest penguin species.

TACOMA, Wash — Tacoma's Point Defiance Zoo (PDZ) shared some sad news on Monday, announcing that one of its penguin chicks died after a number of health complications. Periwinkle was six months ...

Stan and Olli have been resettled at Tierpark Hagenbeck, a zoo in Hamburg that only houses male king penguins and is actually home to another gay penguin couple named Juan and Carlos, dpa reported.

The Detroit Zoo announced on social media last week that it has a new king penguin named Atticus that was born on Aug. 19. The “spunky and super fluffy 6-month-old” has not yet been put front ...