An African penguin named “Mr. Greedy” died at Baltimore's Maryland Zoo last week at the age of 33, surpassing his species’ median life expectancy of 18 years. His secret to longevity?

By Hank Sanders The popular African penguin known as Mr. Greedy, a fixture of the Maryland Zoo who had sired many offspring and left “an astounding 230 descendants” over five generations ...

After a celebrated, decades-long career as one of North America’s most reproductively successful members of an endangered species, African penguin No. 821 — known fondly as Mr. Greedy — has ...

Maryland Zoo's "Mr. Greedy" died this week after fathering 230 penguins and helping rebuild the species' population in zoos across North America, officials said in a news statement. At 33 years ...

He was one paternal penguin. Mr. Greedy, a prolific penguin dad at the Maryland Zoo, has died at 33, leaving behind a longtime partner and 230 descendants. The African penguin, who helped keep his ...

African Penguin #821, also known as “Mr. Greedy,” almost doubled the median life expectancy for penguins, according to Jen Kottyan, the zoo’s bird curator and program leader of the African ...

Mr. Greedy, a beloved member of the Maryland Zoo, was a prolific breeder who helped boost the endangered African penguin population. He died... An African penguin named “Mr. Greedy” died at ...