Zoo penguins have been pictured playing in ice to keep cool during the heatwave - thanks to donations from local fishmongers.

Bertie Gregory, a National Geographic cinematographer, catches emperor penguins jumping off a 50-foot Antarctic glacier in never-before-seen footage.

The one-of-its-kind footage, captured at Atka Bay in Northern Antarctica, shows hundreds of baby emperor penguins waddling on a colossal ice shelf to gather at the edge of a lanky cliff. Bathed in ...

Emperor penguin chicks jump off a 50-foot cliff to take their first swim in Atka Bay, Antarctica. Photographer Bertie Gregory used his drone's powerful zoom lens to maintain distance from the ...

Hundreds of baby penguins bravely dove off a massive 50-foot cliff for their first ever swim in the icy Antarctic waters below, incredible new footage shows.

Emperor penguin populations are falling much faster than expected. Ice is melting beneath their chicks before they’re ready.

The Desperate Plunge of Cliff-Jumping Penguin Chicks What could possibly compel a young penguin chick to dive off a 50-foot cliff into the unknown? Two surprisingly powerful forces: instinct and ...

Emperor penguin chicks jump off the ice shelf edge for their first swim at Atka Bay on the Ekström Ice Shelf in Antarctica. Learn about the historic penguin leap at NatGeo.com.

Video: On a wing and a prayer! Watch the nail-biting moment hundreds of baby penguins jump from a 50ft ice cliff in Antarctica for their first ever swim - and miraculously survive ...

From diving off cliffs to starving for months, emperor penguins are continuing to surprise scientists with their ability to adapt to one of the world’s most extreme environments.

Incredible new footage has revealed the nail-biting moment hundreds of baby penguins jumped off a 50ft ice cliff in Antarctica. A National Geographic film crew was visiting Atka Bay on the Ekstrom ...