A sleek Magellanic penguin native to the far-southern reaches of South America has been seen zipping through warm, shallow water off Rio de Janeiro — to the amusement of throngs of beachgoers. ...

Predators and Threats. Emperor penguins are preyed upon by a number of large, marine carnivores, but their exact predators vary between geographic locations.

What happens when a rockhopper and a macaroni penguin get together? A rare hybrid is born. Meet the rockaroni penguin chick.