By Abby WebbLITTLE BLUE PENGUIN

CLASSIFICATION

The Little Blue Penguin is the

smallest penguin in the world

and are a native New Zealand

bird.

APPEARANCE

The Little Blue Penguin have a steel blue coat

and white bellies. These colours help the

penguin to blend in because from the top they

just look like water and from the bottom their

white bellies blend in with the sky, which

makes it hard for predators to find them.

Standing at only 35-40 cm and weighing only

1 kg, they are the smallest penguins in the

world.

HABITAT

The Little Blue Penguins favourite place to stay is

the coast of New Zealand. Some Little Blue

Penguins have moved back and forth between

the southern coasts of Australia, the coasts of

New Zealand and some small islands.

THREATS

-rats

-cats

-dogs

-ferrets

-stoats

-weasels

-dogs

-pollution

HOW TO HELP

In some coastal regions they have made dogs wear

leads to stop them wondering around. Another way of

helping is by donating to the Penguin Foundation.

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