Penguins of all sorts are beloved birds, known for their quirky appearance and endearing waddle. Macaroni penguins are ...

A macaroni penguin, (Eudyptes Chrysolophus) and a southern Rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes Chrysocome) paired up. Filmmakers followed them beginning in courtship all the way to parenthood.

Macaroni penguins are about 24 to 27 inches tall and weigh around 7 to 12 pounds. Rockhoppers are much smaller and are, in fact, the smallest penguin that nests in the Falkland Islands.

This latest baby is the first Macaroni Penguin chick since Pedro hatched in 2019. The aquarium’s colony now has 23 birds: 9 Macaronis and 14 Gentoos.

Another macaroni penguin with ties to San Diego is also celebrating her 40th this week, this time in Pennsylvania. Mickey was hatched at SeaWorld San Diego in 1984.

DRAPER — The Loveland Living Planet Aquarium has added four unique penguins to its resident colony and is asking the public for help naming them. The four macaroni penguins will join the almost ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A macaroni penguin born at the Pittsburgh Zoo was named Hatty after she achieved a hat trick of survival. The zoo said when Hatty was an egg, she was discarded by her parents ...

PITTSBURGH — A macaroni penguin chick has hatched at the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium. Initially, her egg was discarded but was assisted by a pair of gentoo penguins. The zoo said macaroni penguins ...

Their parents are a mixed-species couple: a rockhopper mother and a macaroni penguin father. The resulting chicks, called “rockaronis,” successfully hatched and appeared to be healthy and ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A macaroni penguin born at the Pittsburgh Zoo was named Hatty after she achieved a hat trick of survival. The zoo said when Hatty was an egg, she was discarded by her parents ...

Macaroni penguins are crested penguins, similar to rockhoppers. ©krisphotography/ via Getty Images Both the rockhopper and macaroni penguins arrive in the Falkland Islands in the summer to breed.

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A macaroni penguin born at the Pittsburgh Zoo was named Hatty after she achieved a hat trick of survival. The zoo said when Hatty was an egg, she was discarded by her parents ...