Little Penguin
I’ve heard of Emperor Penguins, Humboldt Penguins, and even King Penguins… but never Little Penguins! Their names really speak for themselves! These little dudes are the cutest little guys you’ll ever see! But the question really is what is there to about them? Well let’s find out shall we? (:
- 1) Their Latin, or ’scientific’ name is Eudyptula minor.
- 2) They are the smallest species of penguin.
- 3) They weigh , on average, about 1 kilogram, or 2.2 pounds.
- 4) Normally, they grow up to 43 centimeters, or about 16 inches tall.
- 5) They enjoy chowing down on fish, squid, & other sea animals.
- 6) They live in colonies year-round.
- 7) They can be found breeding along New Zealand, the Chatham Islands, Tasmania, & southern Australia.
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They’ve also been spotted in Chile!! - 9) On average they live to 6.5 years old.
- 10) But in experiments were conditions are monitored, they can live up to 20 years!! That’s one old penguin!!
There’s even a colonies of these little cuties living at Sea World!!
Also, fortunately, of all the Endangered species in this world… Little Penguins aren’t on the list!!