The Fairy Penguin

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The Fairy Penguin
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• Do you think people are the only ones that can
  talk? If you do you would be wrong!

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Physical Characteristics

• The fairy penguin, also known as the little blue
  penguin,gets its name from the blue fur that
  covers all of its body except its white belly. It
  is the smallest penguin in the penguin family.The
  average fairy penguin grows to be only 14 inches
  and weighs 21 pounds. It is the only nocturnal
  penguin.

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Habitat

• The fairy penguin is only found in Southern
  Australia and New Zeland. They go to the ocean in
  the morning and at night they dig under peoples
  houses and sleep there. Sometimes they even lay
  eggs under the houses.

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Feeding

• The Fairy penguin likes to eat small fish, squid,
  krill and other small creatures.

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Habits

• They come out after dark because most
  predators are not around. After that they go
  into groups and go to their nesting site. Then
  they go back to sea about two hours before
  morning.

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Fun Facts

• They are good climbers
• Their plumage is waterproof
• They live an average of seven years
• They have the same mate their whole life

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• Some things I learned about the Fairy Penguin
  are
• At night they go to peoples houses and sleep
  there
• Some times they lay eggs under peoples houses
• Smallest species of penguins

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Sources
www.whaletimes.org/fairypeng.htm www.penguinscien
ce.com/ www.penguins.cl/little-penguins.htm -
26k en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Penguin www.pengu
inscience.com