Cliff tops, empty and dark for months, turn to commotion near the beginning of April with the arrival of antic, adorable-looking Atlantic puffins. Smallest of the four puffin species, they have ...

When they make their first journey into the ocean, fledgling Atlantic puffins are prone to being stranded on land, imperiling them. For years, scientists have wondered what leads to these strandings.

As of December, the puffling had joined 11 adult Atlantic puffins in the Polar Zone exhibit at the Manhattan zoo, and weighs “more than 11 ounces.” Footage shows the puffling days after birth, ...