Tag Archive for 'Yellow-eyed penguin'

Geographical distribution of yellow-eyed penguins. Image credit: Guhlin et al., doi: 10.1038/s41559-026-03062-w.

Rare New Zealand Penguins Are Three Distinct Subspecies, New Study Shows

May 12, 2026 by Natali Anderson

For decades, scientists treated the yellow-eyed penguin (Megadyptes antipodes) as a single species split into two broad populations. A new genomic study...

The jellyfish Diplulmaris antarctica and the Adélie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) swim in the Antarctic waters near Dumont d’Urville station in December 2015. Image credit: Pierre Chevaldonné / CNRS / IPEV.

Penguins Caught on Camera Eating Jellyfish and Other Gelata

Sep 26, 2017 by News Staff

Dr. Jean-Baptiste Thiebot, a marine biologist at the National Institute of Polar Research in Tokyo, Japan, and colleagues have documented nearly 200 cases...