By: Megan Gannon, News Editor Published: 05/21/2013 04:14 PM EDT on LiveScience. Humans spent centuries conspiring to fly, so it might be hard to imagine that any creature would give up the skill, and yet penguins waddle among us. read more
Penguins lost the ability to fly eons ago, and scientists may have finally figured out why. A new study suggests that getting off the ground eventually just took too much effort for birds that were becoming expert swimmers. read more
Penguins are carnivores: they feed on fish, squid, crabs, krill and other seafood they catch while swimming. During the summer, an active, medium-sized penguin will eat about 2 pounds of food each day, but in the winter they’ll eat just a third of that. read more
The reason why penguins cannot fly has finally been laid to rest, researchers claim. Penguins cannot fly because they are such good swimmers - and no bird can excel at both, said scientists. They started to fly through the ocean instead of the air as they developed wing-propelled diving skills that allowed them to forage for food at increasing depths. read more