King penguins stand side by side

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Two Adélie penguins on Paulet Island, Antarctica

Penguin Overview

Are you a student researching penguins or someone looking to learn more about penguins? This overview dives into everything to know.

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An 'austral' or southern breeder, Great Shearwaters (Ardenna gravis) migrate from breeding islands far to the south in the Atlantic before traveling to the Northern Atlantic to feed.

Migratory Seabirds: A Slideshow

Wandering albatross soars over the ocean

Saving Albatross Lives with Bird Scaring Lines

A puffin sits on a rock next to a puffin decoy.

How the Puffin Returned to Eastern Egg Rock

Midway Atoll, where these photos were taken, is more than 2,000 miles from the nearest land.

Laysan Albatrosses’ Plastic Problem

an illustration of two gannets

Seabirds of America

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an elephant seal with a tracker

Citizens of the High Seas

a graphic depicting the four species of puffins

Know Your Puffins

Two Adélie penguins on Paulet Island, Antarctica

Penguins

An 'austral' or southern breeder, Great Shearwaters (Ardenna gravis) migrate from breeding islands far to the south in the Atlantic before traveling to the Northern Atlantic to feed.

Migratory Seabirds: A Slideshow

A polar bear and its cub in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska.

Celebrating Marine Moms

Midway Atoll, where these photos were taken, is more than 2,000 miles from the nearest land.

Laysan Albatrosses’ Plastic Problem

an illustration of two gannets

Seabirds of America

A screenshot from the video showing illustration of penguins on ice.

Penguins: Popularity, Peril and Poop

Thumbnail of porpoising penguins in the waves.

Porpoising Penguins

Penguins in an aquarium habitat.

Kansas City Zoo Penguin Cam

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