Birdland is now awaiting the arrival of a young female king penguin from Germany to ensure the long-term success of the colony.

Male penguins often make the first move, so when zookeepers saw ‘Maggie’ move towards fellow penguin Frank, they were surprised. It’s unlikely ‘Maggie’ even realised her name was female The adult male ...

A PENGUIN believed to be a female has been discovered to actually be a male after eight years at a bird park in our area. Keepers at Birdland Park & Gardens in Bourton-on-the-Water have found that ...

The Maryland Zoo's newest giraffe, Kipepeo (or Kipi) will make her debut to the public on Friday, Jan. 17 after joining the herd in late November.

For four years, keepers at Birdland Park and Gardens waited patiently for Maggie, their prized female king penguin, to lay an egg. She kept flirting with the male penguins. There was even mating ...

Where all other penguin species lay two eggs, the emperor penguin female lays only one, measuring 11.1 to 12.7 cm long and weighing 345 to 515g - that’s about the weight of 13 Cadbury’s Crème Eggs!

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The colour of a penguin’s poop depends on its diet – those that eat only fish pass white poo, while those like the Adelie species, which feeds on krill, poop pink. The way to a female penguin ...