Does any one have any really random facts about Fairy penguins?

Question

Does any one have any really random facts about Fairy penguins?

Answer 1

Facts About Fairy Penguins

Answer 2

Hey, did some research and this is what i got.



Description

The Fairy Penguin is the smallest species of penguin and the only one to breed in Australia. To keep them warm and dry, their feathers are oily due to oil glands in the penguins tail. Fairy penguins come ashore in groups to their burrows after dark when most predators are not around, returning to the sea before sunrise.



Other Names

Little Penguin, Little Blue Penguin



Size

40cm , Weight: 0.9kg



Habitat

coastal, where they live in burrows on the shore



Food

fish, squid, krill and small crustaceans



Breeding

They breed in August to February and lay two eggs. Both parents incubate eggs and take it in turns to feed the chick once it has hatched. The chicks remain in the nest for five weeks, They reach breeding age after 2-3 years.



Range

southern shores of Australia and New Zealand



Notes

You can see Fairy Penguins penguins in the wild at Phillip Island near Melbourne, Victoria. The "penguin parade" at Phillip Island when the penguins come on land at dark is a famous tourist attraction.

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Answer 3

they are tiny and cute

Answer 4

It's binomial name Eudyptula minor means little, little good diver!

Eudyptes = “good diver” in Greek (the ula bit is a diminutive) and minor=little.



Jim

Answer 5

I never knew there was such a thing. Good old Gerald W above made me look this up in search and there are these little penguins. It is all in search but Gerald have provided a good script.

Answer 6

Fairy penguins are only found in the Southern Hemisphere preferring the warmer waters along the shores of Southern Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand. They are the smallest of all the penguins. Some scientists recognize the Fairy penguin as one of two subspecies of Little Penguin; with the White-flippered penguin now being considered the second subspecies. Other scientists believe the White-flippered penguins to be the eighteenth penguin species.



Fairy penguins are also called 'Little Blues' because of the indigo-blue and slate-gray color of their feathers. The White-flippered penguins are distinguished by having a white stripe around the edges of their flippers.



Fairy penguins spend their days out at sea hunting for food in the shallow waters close to the shore. They can often be seen congregating in groups, referred to as 'rafts'. At dusk they return to their burrows or rock crevice colonies, which can be quite noisy especially before their pre-dawn departure back to sea to feed. Since they feed so near to shore they are easy to see from land. Most of their food is caught on shallow dives to depths less than 30 feet but they will sometimes dive to the seabed in search of prey species. They eat small fish such as anchovies, squid, plankton, krill, small octopi and pilchards. From the seafloor they may eat crab larvae, sea horses and crustaceans. Like most penguins, they swallow their food whole.

Answer 7

sorry

Answer 8

lol what are fairy penguins?

Answer 9

they are tooth fairys that eat snow cones. :)