The little penguin has the shortest breeding cycle of about 50 days and breeds ... as well as in defense against intruders. The average life expectancy of penguins is likely around 15 to 20 ...

But life in paradise is anything but a walk in the sun ... The unique challenges of their island landscape has forced the Galapagos Penguin to change its breeding cycle as well as its build and its ...

However, for the Plasmodium parasite to complete its life-cycle it must then be transmitted ... malaria could consign species such as the Galapagos penguin and flightless cormorant to the history ...

Five months later, a Galápagos penguin pair moved into one of these ... the team built nests in areas free from introduced predators. Galapagos penguins require shade near water to nest, but ...

For a Galápagos penguin, beak size is nearly a perfect indicator of whether a bird is male or female, scientists have discovered. Armed with this knowledge, researchers could determine the sex of ...