The New England Aquarium in Boston has prioritized play and engagement in its so-called “retirement community” for its aging African penguins. “We have a variety of behaviors we’re looking to ...

BOSTON — When Lambert started losing his vision and slowing down a few steps, it became clear that he needed to be relocated to a place where he could age safely and still be with his friends. But he ...

Everything we thought we knew about penguins is wrong. They don’t come from the Arctic. They are not soft and cuddly, and they don’t necessarily mate for life. Actually, they are in big trouble. In ...

BOSTON -- The New England Aquarium in Boston, where a 33-year-old critically endangered African penguin named Lambert was born and has lived his entire life, decided in February to open a geriatric ...

A team of scientists at the New England Aquarium in Boston recently created a retirement home for a flock of older penguins. The idea behind “geriatric island” is to build a more relaxed environment ...

MYSTIC, Conn. (WPRI) — Mystic Aquarium is in the process of warming up more than a dozen cold-stunned sea turtles. The sea turtles, packed safely in banana boxes, were recently brought to Mystic ...

UPDATE: This even is sold out as of at least Nov. 15. Whether they love penguins, sea turtles or tropical fish, adults of all ages are invited to spend a night with their favorite underwater animals ...

The New England Aquarium stabilized the reptiles before sending them on to Audubon Aquarium Rescue in New Orleans Audubon Aquarium Rescue hopes to release all of the turtles back into the wild in ...

Scientists from a New England aquarium have spotted North Atlantic right whales in waters south of Massachusetts this month, prompting federal authorities to designate a voluntary slow zone.