Million Years Ago 'Monster' Penguins the Size of an Average Human Dominated New Zealand’s Seas Sixty million years ago, a towering creature once loitered through the waters of New Zealand, a ‘monster’ ...

Once dubbed the world's ugliest animal for its soft, lumpy appearance, the blobfish has made a stunning comeback: it was ...

Charlotte Cook reporting for Radio New Zealand, says climate change is likely responsible for the deaths of more than 500 penguins since May with numbers of dying birds continuing to climb.

and one species of penguin; 15 endemic land birds including snipe, parakeets and teal; breeding sites of the world’s rarest sea lion (the New Zealand (or Hooker’s) sea lion); and a significant ...

The blobfish, often mocked for its unique appearance, has been named New Zealand's Fish of the Year after a dedicated ...

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 plumage, they are good ...

the Interior Department announced the simultaneous listing of five penguins as threatened under the Endangered Species Act: the Humboldt penguin of Chile and Peru, as well as four from New Zealand — ...

Fossils of a human sized penguin have been discovered along the banks of a river in New Zealand. This is the biggest penguin species to ever have existed reaching the height of an average human of ...

the Interior Department announced the simultaneous listing of five penguins as threatened under the Endangered Species Act: the Humboldt penguin of Chile and Peru, as well as four from New Zealand — ...

You might think the answer to ‘how many species of penguins are there’ would be simple… but its not. In fact, you may well have just stumbled into the most contentious issue in the world of ...

Penguins were once much larger than today’s species. One species, Kumimanu biceae, that inhabited New Zealand between 55 and 60 million years ago stood about 6 feet (1.8 metres) tall.