自然英语

167,Fairy Penguin


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Seeing the name you would expect quite a magical animal, and youwon’t be let down. 

Fairy Penguins are found on the coast of Australia and NewZealand. These penguins spend about 80% of their life in the water looking forfood. It swims at around 2-4 kilometers per hour. These tiny penguinseat small fish such as barracuda, anchovies, red cod, pilchards, and squid. 

When on land, fairy penguins live in burrows to hide from their onland predators such as gulls and mammals that eat their eggs. Their seapredators consist of sharks, seals, and orcas.  The fairy seal population is around 350-600,000 birds. 

The fairy penguin is called the fairy penguin because of its size.The penguins weigh approximately 3 - 3 and a half pounds. it stands at only 15inches and has a wingspan of 14 inches. These small animals have a lifespanof 5-7 years in the wild. They have white stomachs and waterproofblue feathers on the back. 

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