Finally a hand grabs mine and hauls me into the air. Today’s dive is over—but it’s only one of 32. Emperor penguins head for the open ocean in search of food. The brownish patches above them ...

Emperor penguins are also known to dive to depths of more than 1,640 feet (500 meters) making them the deepest diving birds ...

Like polar bears on the opposite pole, emperor penguins endure unfathomable hardships to breed and nurture each new generation — fasting for months through the planet's harshest winter. If their ...

The Emperor Penguin lives in the Antarctic environment ... A penguin’s resting heart rate can slow down greatly during a dive so that it can conserve oxygen underwater and spend more time ...

A large number of emperor penguin chicks were hit by the effects of climate change in 2023 as their icy homes were eroded despite the species’ endeavours to adjust to the shrinking landscape ...