Overview: Penguin vs. Puffin . You may think that they’re birds of a feather, or two sides of the same coin if you must. Instead, they don’t even belong to the same family.

Puffins can fly, and they do so with remarkable speed and agility. This is one of the key differences between puffins and penguins, as penguins are entirely flightless. Puffins have short wings that ...

Above, the puffin peers out, as if contemplating launching itself from the ledge; the crowd holds its collective breath and ...

Despite their small size, puffins are impressive fliers and swimmers, adapted to life on both land and sea. Depending on the species, puffins range from about 10 to 16 inches tall, making them ...

Pigeons, Puffins, and Penguins Win Top Prizes at the 2023 Audubon Photography Awards. Staff Author. Fri, June 23, 2023 at 9:28 PM UTC. 3 min read.

Think penguins only belong in icy Antarctica? Think again—these tuxedoed birds thrive on sun-soaked beaches, and I just met them up close.

I have always wondered why there are no penguins in the Northern Hemisphere and, at one time, tried to think of puffins as a type of penguin. Puffins are Northern Hemisphere birds, and penguins ...