An ultra-rare all-black penguin has been spotted on South Georgia Island, standing out among its more typical black-and-white buddies by bucking the tuxedo trend with an entirely black body.

This development is raising concerns for the region's unique ecosystem, particularly its colonies of King penguins and millions of elephant and fur seals. South Georgia's beaches and coves serve ...

These images from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest show just why penguins have waddled into our hearts ...

Should it disintegrate, the segments could float around South Georgia uncontrollably for years, putting the territory’s king penguins as well as elephant and fur seals in danger. In 2004 ...

If it gets stuck near South Georgia Island, that could make it hard for penguin parents to feed their babies and some young ...

Deep bays also provide homes for millions of penguins and seabirds — including the wandering albatross, which is threatened. In 2004, an iceberg grounded on the north side of South Georgia and ...

The trillion-ton slab of ice — called a megaberg — could slam into South Georgia Island ... That's bad for that colony, but it doesn't amount to a problem for overall penguin populations ...

The trillion-ton slab of ice — called a megaberg — could slam into South Georgia Island ... That's bad for that colony, but it doesn't amount to a problem for overall penguin populations ...