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The SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium is mourning the death of one of its most well-known residents. On Aug. 22, the Australian aquarium announced the death of Sphen, the gentoo penguin. The 12-year-old bird ...

The “surprise” birth of a gray nurse shark in Australia is good news for the endangered predator species. Getty Images/iStockphoto Months after endangered gray nurse shark Mary-Lou was seen ...

Sphen the penguin has died in Sydney, Australia at age 11. He leaves same-sex partner Magic and two adopted children behind. SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium/AFP via Getty Images It was a life well sphent. A ...

Sphen, one-half of the world's most famous gay penguin couple, has died, staff at Australia's Sea Life Sydney Aquarium said Thursday in a news release. He left behind his long-term partner Magic — and ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Sphen, the elder ...

The 12-year-old gentoo penguin died in early August, leaving behind his partner Magic, according to the SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...

Months after endangered gray nurse shark Mary-Lou was seen participating in mating activities in an Australia aquarium, the ocean predator welcomed a “surprise” pup, the aquarium announced. The ...