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Little (or Blue)
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Click on the Blue penguin to hear what it sounds like! |
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Little (or Blue)
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Click on the Blue penguin to hear what it sounds like! |
| How did they get their name? | They are sometimes called the "Little Blue penguin", "Fairy penguin", and "Blue penguin". It is called "blue" because of the indigo-blue and slate-gray color of the feathers. |
| Where do they live? | Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand and the Chatham Islands. |
| How long do they live? | The Little Penguin’s life expectancy is about 7 years. |
| What is the height of this penguin? | They are about 16 to 17 inches tall. |
| What is the weight of this penguin? | They weigh about 2 pounds. |
| What do they look like? | The White-flippered penguins have a white stripe around the edges of the flippers |
| What do they eat? | They eat mainly fish, especially sardines and anchovies |
| Where do they nest and what are the nests like? | Little penguins use rock crevices or caves for their nests. Where these are not available they dig a long burrow to use. |
| What are the predators of this penguin? |
The blue penguin’s natural predators include leopard seals, sharks, occasionally sea lions, and orca (killer whale). |
| What are some interesting facts about this penguin? | Little Penguins are nocturnal. That means they generally do not enter the shore before dusk and leave it before dawn. |
