Of 17 known penguin species in the world, Humboldt penguins are becoming increasingly rare and now are listed as vulnerable to extinction, according to the International Union for the Conservation ...

Chester Zoo has welcomed 11 baby penguins – the most during a single hatching season for more than a decade. The Humboldt penguin chicks, which is a breed the zoo describes as being most at risk ...

on a Valentine's Day date to the Chester Zoo in February to feed the penguins. “It gave me the idea to research penguins at weddings to see if it was possible to surprise her," he recalled.

Scientists at Chester Zoo are testing a "tail-tagging" technique to help reintroduce a rare species into the wild. Last week, conservationists at Chester Zoo trialled attaching dummy transmitters ...