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People in New Zealand refer to this penguin as the "Blue Penguin" or "Little Blue Penguin." It is known as the Fairy Penguin in Australia. Their distinctive slate- or indigo-blue coloration on the top of their bodies and their diminutive size—they are the smallest penguins in the world—give rise to these common names. Eudyptula, the scientific name of their genus, means "good little diver," which they are. These penguins never move. They live on their island and the mainland in the Southern Hemisphere year-round. They leave the land in groups at dawn under cover of darkness to forage in shallow inshore waters, spend the day at sea, and return to land at dusk. Flocks are shielded from predators by their behavior from dawn to dusk.
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Background
The Blue Penguin (Eudyptula minor) has a place with the family Spheniscidae, an unmistakable▼
Daily Life
gathering of flightless, pelagic seabirds that possess the Southern side of the equator. The Blue Penguin, the smallest of the penguin species, is found naturally in cooler waters off Australia and New Zealand's southern coast. It weighs about one kilogram and stands about 40 centimeters tall. As a form of counteractive camouflage, Blue Penguins have dense, waterproof plumage that is pale power-blue to dark slaty blue-grey on the dorsal side and white on the ventral side.▼
Physiology
The number of subspecies that inhabit E. minor's extents is the subject of ongoing debate. The White-flippered penguin, E. minor ablosignata, is thought by some experts to be a distinct species rather than a subspecies. These▼
Kinship & Cooperation
penguins are described by the presence of a white edge on both the front and▼
back sides of the flippers and paler plumage on their backs.▼
There are about 350 000 to 600 000 breeding pairs of Blue Penguins in Australia and New Zealand as a whole, according to estimates. Even though it is thought that the number is stable, there are concerns that there are fewer breeding pairs in some places.▼
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▲gathering of flightless, pelagic seabirds that possess the Southern side of the equator. The Blue Penguin, the smallest of the penguin species, is found naturally in cooler waters off Australia and New Zealand's southern coast. It weighs about one kilogram and stands about 40 centimeters tall. As a form of counteractive camouflage, Blue Penguins have dense, waterproof plumage that is pale power-blue to dark slaty blue-grey on the dorsal side and white on the ventral side.
Dangers to the Blue Penguin incorporate predation by presented species (dominatingly▼
▲ The number of subspecies that inhabit E. minor's extents is the subject of ongoing debate. The White-flippered penguin, E. minor ablosignata, is thought by some experts to be a distinct species rather than a subspecies. These
▲penguins are described by the presence of a white edge on both the front and
▲back sides of the flippers and paler plumage on their backs.
▲There are about 350 000 to 600 000 breeding pairs of Blue Penguins in Australia and New Zealand as a whole, according to estimates. Even though it is thought that the number is stable, there are concerns that there are fewer breeding pairs in some places.
foxes and canines yet additionally felines and stoats in New Zealand) and, locally, human
aggravation through private and cultivating improvements (. Natural oceanic shifts, on the other hand, are probably the most harmful influences. Fish populations will change in response to large-scale oceanic changes, which we cannot prevent, particularly if commercial fisheries continue to target Blue Penguins' primary prey species and exploit foraging areas.
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