Without these glands, penguins could not survive. Adelie penguins at a rookery. NOAA NESDIS ORA Another nifty adaptation they have is that they can control the blood supply to their feet and wings.

The penguins had swum 2,400 miles along the Antarctic coast, passing many Adélie rookeries along the way. Their average speed was eight miles per day.

In “Fraser’s Penguins: A Journey to the Future in Antarctica” (Henry Holt, 288 pp., $26), journalist and travel writer Fen Montaigne does both.

Witness the fascinating world of Adélie penguins as love, loyalty, and fierce competition collide during mating season. From elaborate courtship rituals to territorial battles, this video captures the ...

Adelie penguins in the Antarctic, in a photo from 2010. These penguins need dry land to breed, and they make nests out of rocks. Climate change which has led to warmer temperatures in the ...

The new DisneyNature documentary "Penguins," now in theaters, gives audiences a close-up look at the lives of these quirky little Adelie penguins — on an IMAX screen —and even uncovers never ...

The Adelie penguin is in real danger of population loss due to climate change, a new report concludes. The animals make Antarctica their home, where, in some areas, global warming is playing havoc ...

Adelie penguins are some of the most at-risk of their species, with the biggest threat being climate change and the warming of ocean temperatures, according to NASA’S Biodiversity Program.

Adélie Penguin Census Shows Seabirds Are Thriving Considered a Bellwether of Climate Change, the Antarctic Seabird's Population Is Generally on the Rise By Robert Lee Hotz Follow ...

A new study says the population of Adelie penguins in the Antarctic could drop dramatically in population by 2099 due to climate change. Megan Cimino, who headed the study, explains why.

An Adelie penguin looks at a drone on Heroina Island, Danger Islands, Antarctica. Scientists used drones in their research to help count the large colony of nesting birds.