This illustration provided by the Canterbury Museum, shows the approximate height of a giant penguin, a "crossvallia waiparensis" next to a human being. AP WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Scientists in New ...

SOUTH ISLAND, New Zealand — A penguin more than 5 feet tall and weighing as much as 176 pounds once roamed parts of the Earth millions of years ago, according to New Zealand scientists. An amateur ...

Today's adorable penguins waddle across kids' cartoons as comic relief. The cute cold-weather bird is a pitchman for everything from vodka to hockey. But in ancient times, you wouldn't want meet one ...

The remains of a human-size "monster" penguin have been discovered in New Zealand, scientists announced Wednesday. The newly found species, Crossvallia waiparensis, is from the Paleocene Epoch — ...

The new year has brought new life to the Birch Aquarium, where a little blue penguin chick hatched last month — the first one ever born on the West Coast, the aquarium announced on Thursday. Hatched ...

A penguin more than 5 feet tall and weighing as much as 176 pounds once roamed parts of the Earth millions of years ago, according to New Zealand scientists. >> Read more trending news An amateur ...