In a remarkable display of maternal courage, a rockhopper penguin was caught on camera defending her chicks against a massive ...

National Geographic's upcoming docuseries, 'Secrets of the Penguins,' captured a shocking encounter between a mother rockhopper penguin and giant, hungry sea lion, and PEOPLE has a first look at the f ...

Shutterstock Image It appears that the fierce protective mother instinct transcends across species. Furthermore, it isn't ...

Caught at the edge of the sea, a mother penguin makes an unthinkable choice: fight or lose everything Sometimes, the fiercest ...

Instead of giving in to the sea lion and accepting her fate, a death that would doom her chicks as well, the penguin takes a bold approach. Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily ...

Here, it is clear how the penguin species got its name, as the birds hop and jump along the rocks to move on land. Unfortunately, the bird star of this clip falls behind, and soon finds herself being ...