Big facts about little penguins
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Big facts about little penguins
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Penguins are birds.
Beak
Feathers
Flippers (modified wings)
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Only 17 species of penguins exist.
33cm (13in)
Little penguins are the smallest.
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Little penguins are only found in southern Australia and New Zealand.
Australia
New Zealand
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On land little penguins live in holes in the ground called burrows.
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Little penguins may spend between one day and four weeks at sea.
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Deepest dive recorded for a little penguin?
72 metres
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Longest dive recorded for a little penguin?
1 minute 56 seconds
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Little penguins do not mate for life.
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Researchers at Phillip Island Nature Parks have recorded an annual divorce rate between 18 and 50% amongst little penguins.
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Phillip Island, Australia, is home to an estimated 32,000 little penguins.
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adopt me!
Help support the conservation, research and care of little penguins.Adopt a penguin at penguinfoundation.org.au