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