Penguin Beak Color

For king penguins, there may be nothing sexier than a nice beak. The species, one of the biggest of the penguins, come onshore to find mates and breed in large colonies, and are monogamous throughout ...

New Scientist: Early penguins may have used dagger-like beaks to skewer prey

Four new fossil species from New Zealand illustrate the striking diversity of the earliest penguins, which possessed long, dagger-like beaks they may have used to skewer prey. The new discoveries ...

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IBTimes UK: 'Oldest fairy penguin' on island gets a longer lease of life after beak operation

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'Oldest fairy penguin' on island gets a longer lease of life after beak operation

Science Daily: To tell the sex of a Galápagos penguin, measure its beak, researchers say

For a Galápagos penguin, beak size is nearly a perfect indicator of whether a bird is male or female, scientists have discovered. Armed with this knowledge, researchers could determine the sex of a ...

To tell the sex of a Galápagos penguin, measure its beak, researchers say

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