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Snares
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Snares
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| How did they get their name? | They get their name from where they live - Snares Island. |
| Where do they live? | Snares Island, New Zealand |
| How long do they live? | Penguins can live up to 15 to 20 years in the wild. |
| What is the height of this penguin? | They are about 20 inches tall. |
| What is the weight of this penguin? | They weigh 7 pounds. |
| What do they look like? | The Snares Penguins have a heavier, thicker bill with white skin around the base of the bill with all black cheek feathers. They have broad crests growing from the beak around to the back of the head. |
| What do they eat? | Their diet consists of krill, squid and fish. |
| Where do they nest and what are the nests like? | Snares Penguins make a shallow hole in the ground. They line it with twigs and small branches. |
| What are the predators of this penguin? | While they have no natural land predators, Snare's Island penguins do have to contend with the usual sea-going mammals like Hooker's sea lions. |
| What are some interesting facts about this penguin? | Snares Island is a marine sanctuary which permits no humans. Currently there are about 25,000 breeding pairs of Snares Island penguins on the island. |
