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The little penguin (Eudyptula minor) is the smallest species of penguin. It originates from New Zealand . It is commonly known as the fairy penguin , little blue penguin , or blue penguin , owing to its slate -blue plumage and is also known by its Māori name kororā .
Little penguins from New Zealand and Australia were once considered to be the same species, called Eudyptula minor.Analysis of mtDNA in 2002 revealed two clades in Eudyptula: one containing little penguins of New Zealand's North Island, Cook Strait and Chatham Island, as well as the white-flippered penguin, and a second containing little penguins of Australia and the Otago region of New ...
The genus Eudyptula ("good little diver") contains two species of penguin, found in southern Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand (including the Chatham Islands). They are commonly known as the little penguin, little blue penguin, or, in Australia, fairy penguin. In the language of the Māori people of New Zealand, little penguins are known as ...
A penguin hatched Jan. 1 at the aquarium was the first little blue penguin to hatch on the West Coast, McClatchy News reported. Standing at about 10 inches tall, little blue penguins are the ...
A wee penguin’s hatching at a California aquarium marks a historic first for its species. The chick, which debuted on New Year’s Day, is the first little blue penguin to hatch on the West ...
Chinstrap penguin. Penguins are birds in the family Spheniscidae in the monotypic order Sphenisciformes. [1] They inhabit high-productivity marine habitats, almost exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere; the only species to occur north of the Equator is the Galapagos penguin.
The smallest penguin species is the little blue penguin (Eudyptula minor), also known as the fairy penguin, which stands around 30–33 cm (12–13 in) tall and weighs 1.2–1.3 kg (2.6–2.9 lb). [7] Today, larger penguins generally inhabit colder regions, and smaller penguins inhabit regions with temperate or tropical climates.
Date was a volunteer with Phillip Island Nature Parks when an oil spill threatened the little penguins native to southern Australia. He and other volunteers quickly leapt into action to lend a ...