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Fishin' for Facts: Fairy Penguins

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Common name:    Fairy Penguins or Little Blue Penguins  

Scientific name:   "Eudyptula minor"

 

Size: 16 inches (41 cm)

Weight: 2.2 Pounds (1 kg)

 

    Penguins eat fish, squid, and krill.

 

Little blue or fairy penguin are the smallest kind of penguin.  The name "blue" refers to the bluish coloration to the feathers.

 

The fairy penguin can reach sizes up to 16 inches (41 cm).  That's as long as 2 new pencils.

 

Little blues are found along the southern coast of Australia and New Zealand.  Like some other penguins, they dig burrows as nests. Unlike other penguins, blue fairy penguins can breed throughout the year.


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