Interestingly, the penguin’s body also changed significantly ... In essence, penguins have sacrificed their ability to fly in favor of becoming exceptional swimmers, a trade-off that has made ...

Penguins can’t fly but they sure can swim, with one African penguin seen swimming his little heart out on Tuesday. ...

This story appears in the November 2012 issue of National Geographic magazine. Roger Hughes has never seen emperor penguins in the wild. But when he saw them in a BBC documentary, rocketing ...

and subsequently lost the ability to fly as they adapted to an aquatic realm, becoming excellent swimmers and divers. The earliest-known penguin – dating back to 61 million years ago ...

"Old Yeller" followed, as did "Babe," "The Black Stallion," "Fly Away Home," and yup, even the Paddington trilogy. And now comes "The Penguin Lessons," another under-the-radar gem, so I’ll need ...