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Punakaiki Pancake Rocks #newzealand
Blue Penguins Facts
Blue Penguins normally live to around 8-10 years. The oldest penguin at the OBPC lived to 21 years old
Blue Penguins can raise up to 4 chicks per breeding season (in 2 different clutches)
Blue penguins are one of only a few species of penguin capable of producing more than one clutch of eggs per breeding season
Blue penguins are the smallest penguin in the world stand 30cm (11.8 inches) tall
Blue penguins swim up to 50km per day during breeding season to keep their chicks well fed
The blue penguin is also known as the little penguin, fairy penguin and Korora in Maori
“Fledging” is the term used when chicks leave their nest
Penguin chicks will fledge after 7-8 weeks
Blue penguins excrete excess salt from their food through special glands above their eyes
Blue penguins have a range of calls to recognise each other, claim and defend territory
Blue Penguins come ashore in groups called rafts. This may be just a few penguins or over 100
Incubation of eggs takes up to 36 days
Blue penguins have a range of calls to recognise each other, claim and defend territory
To cool down after swimming, little blues ruffle their feathers and hold their flippers up away from their body
Blue Penguins are only active on land at night
519 eggs were laid during the 2017-18 breeding season
Blue penguins “waterproof” the outer part of their feathers by dipping their beak into a gland near the tail and rubbing it through their feathers
While the outer part of the feathers acts as a “windbreaker” and is waterproofed, the inner part of the feather is downy and traps a layer of insulating air
Blue Penguins have a number of predators at sea, including sharks, sea-lions and leopard seals
Blue penguins have a hook on the end of their bill and spiny spikes on their tongue which point towards the back of their mouth to help hold and swallow slippery prey
While penguins come ashore in groups called “rafts”, when at sea they normally forage for f
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Devil's Punchbowl Waterfalls
Desert Road
Desert Road 😬
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