After receiving DNA sexing results, the penguin has been officially renamed Magnus. The post King penguin misgendered for years given new name appeared first on Talker.

A 10-year-old king penguin formerly named "Maggie" was renamed "Magnus" after zookeepers observed unexpected mating habits and sent feathers out for DNA testing, which revealed that she was male.

An injured king penguin found on a beach in Argentina has been released back into the wild. The Mundo Marino Foundation rehabilitated the bird for six months.

In the wild, king penguins usually begin to fledge—a bird’s first molt, when it loses its downy plumage—around 13 months after they hatch. Pesto, born in January of this year, is a little early.

A huge king penguin chick named Pesto, who weighs as much as both his parents combined, has become a social media celebrity and a star attraction at an Australian aquarium. Weighing 22 kilograms ...

Move over Moo Deng! The adorable Thai-born baby hippo is seeing his cuteness crown supplanted by a plump penguin. Meet Pesto, the king penguin who resides in an Australian aquarium.

MELBOURNE, VIC — A huge king penguin chick named Pesto, who weighs as much as both his parents combined, has become a social media celebrity and a star attraction at an Australian aquarium ...

MELBOURNE, VIC — A huge king penguin chick named Pesto, who weighs as much as both his parents combined, has become a social media celebrity and a star attraction at an Australian aquarium ...

An injured king penguin found on a beach in Argentina has been released back into the wild. The Mundo Marino Foundation rehabilitated the bird for six months.

MELBOURNE, VIC — A huge king penguin chick named Pesto, who weighs as much as both his parents combined, has become a social media celebrity and a star attraction at an Australian aquarium ...