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Little Penguin

Eudyptula minor

Photo by ShannaB
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Field Notes

Notes:

The Little (or Fairy) Penguin is the smallest species of penguin and lives in southern Australia and New Zealand. This one is in Adelaide Zoo - it was the only one out and about when we went by the enclosure.

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Comments (2)
ShannaB
Hi Gerardo, they are usually around 30cm tall but according to Wikipedia they can get up to 43cm. (I don't think I've ever seen one that big though!)

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