Penguins now have a place to go as they get older. More than half of the New England Aquarium’s African penguin colony has met or surpassed their typical life expectancy of 10–15 years in the ...

A penguin chick who struggled to come out of its shell at the New England Aquarium earlier this summer, requiring staff to perform an assisted hatch, has graduated from drinking a specialized ...

At 24, “Beach Donkey” is one of many penguins at the New England Aquarium thriving at an advanced age. In fact, the majority of the aquarium’s penguin population is considered geriatric.

The aquarium is home to 39 African penguins, a species that faces extinction by the year 2035. African penguin chick Bray, who hatched at the New England Aquarium this year. VANESSA KAHN/NEW ...

The penguin colony at Boston’s New England Aquarium just got a little larger with the addition of 3-month-old “Bray,” a female African penguin which was the first penguin chick to hatch at ...

The New England Aquarium continues to illustrate its care for creatures, as one of its African penguins just celebrated a 30th birthday — or "hatch day," as it is called.. The African penguin ...

The New England Aquarium participates in a species survival plan to protect endangered African penguins from extinction. A key part of the program is carefully controlled breeding to preserve the ...

BOSTON (CBS) – New England Aquarium is among the facilities around the globe celebrating World Penguin Day. In honor of World Penguin Day, which is Saturday, New England Aquarium posted a ...

Courtesy of New England Aquarium The chick comes from a long line of African penguins at the Aquarium. Its great-grandmother is Deco, a 41-year-old penguin who hatched at the Aquarium in 1981.

Just in time for Mother’s Day, the New England Aquarium has welcomed four new African penguin chicks. The first chick was a male and hatched on March 21, followed by a female from the same ...

Penguin chick ‘healthy, thriving' after assisted hatch at New England Aquarium A team at the Boston aquarium provided round-the-clock care to the chick, serving her a "milkshake-like" blend of ...

CBS News Boston Live. BOSTON - The New England Aquarium announced four new African penguin chicks hatched recently. The first chick, a male, hatched on March 21, followed by a female on March 27.