Today, a casual observer could be forgiven for confusing the bird, a great auk, for a penguin. The black-and-white creature ...

One thing you won’t have seen is a penguin that stays wet for long. The birds are the proud owners of one ... But they need access to a particularly precious specimen to advance their research. And ...

A replica of a giant penguin-like bird which became extinct nearly 200 years ago has sold at auction for £25,000. The great auk was hunted to extinction in the mid-19th Century for its feathers ...