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New regulations are in place in a bid to protect the critically endangered African penguin from the harms caused by shipping. Photo: John Yeld

Saving the African penguin is a noisy affair

New regulations put in place strict rules, including seasonal restrictions and spill prevention measures, to balance penguin conservation with shipping

Mind your back! A young King penguin on Marion Island seems curious about the satellite transmitter attached to an older penguin’s back. The device allows scientists to see where penguins go to find food at sea. (Photo: Pierre Pistorius)

E-tracking marine predators to protect Southern Ocean’s rich feeding grounds

Scientists from a number of institutions collaborated to collect data on 17 marine birds and mammals such as penguins, albatrosses, seals and whales in the ocean around Antarctica

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Refuelling under scrutiny as penguins hit by oil spill

A Liberian-flagged ship spewed between 200 and 400 litres of oil into the sea off Port Elizabeth city during ‘bunkering’ re-fuelling

Two of the penguins involved in the violent showdown.

Cheating Mrs Penguin is no different to women who cheat

The internet treated it like the next Brangelina breakup.

‘Fat’ king penguins put through their paces on treadmill

Researchers have found that overweight king penguins are unsteady on their feet – but the extra weight is essential in reproduction and biomechanics.

Eastern Cape penguins freeze to death

Extreme cold, wind and heavy rain has killed 600 African penguin chicks on Bird Island, a reserve in Algoa Bay near Port Elizabeth.

PE may be harbouring a marine disaster

Green activists fear Port Elizabeth may be on the brink of a marine disaster caused by oil leaking into the city’s harbour.

Warmer world threatens ‘Happy Feet’ penguins

More than half of the colonies of Antarctica’s penguins face decline or being wiped out if the world warms by two degrees Celsius, says a new report.