A British zoo said it is down to only one female king penguin after a 10-year-old bird who has been living at the facility since 2016 was found to be male.

A female king penguin in Britain’s only breeding colony for the species is actually a male, keepers have discovered after eight years.

A ‘female’ king penguin has been given a new name after being misgendered – for eight years. Keepers at Birdland Park & Gardens discovered ‘female’ Maggie, who was brought in to boost their captive breeding programme eight years ago,