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Little penguin, aka Fairy penguin

Eudyptula minor

Photo by lori.tas
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

The smallest of all penguins. They nest on Bruny Island, Tasmania. They come in at night, leaving foot prints all over the shore, and before dawn they return to the water to feed during the day.

Habitat:

Sandy on-shore dunes and the southern oceans.

Reference Links:

Little Penguin

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
lori.tas
Yes, I can, thank you. I think this spotting predated that mission. ; )
Grace M.
You could put this under the Signs of Wildlife mission.

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Signs of Wildlife
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PublishedFebruary 2, 2011

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