The temperature trends don't bode well for the penguins: colony locations are warming up four times faster than the average increase in Antarctica (0.3 ºC per year, as opposed to the already-rapid 0.07 ºC per year).

Timmy, a penguin from Chicago, has joined Niagara's colony and bonded with Jules, raising hopes for a new generations at the Aquarium of Niagara. NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. — The Aquarium of Niagara has a new addition to the penguin colony and he will soon make his public debut. 'Timmy' made his debut as part of Penguin Awareness Day.

The newest member of the Aquarium of Niagara’s penguin colony is making his public debut in honor of Penguin Awareness Day, and his arrival also brings a budding bird romance to Western New York.

What is a group of penguins called? Explore collective nouns like raft or waddle and learn facts about penguins.

After two weeks of in-person voting, the aquarium announced that its 53rd African penguin chick will be called Scrappy. The name was selected through a donation-based voting campaign that ran from January 5 through January 19,