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Of the World's seventeen penguin species Eudyptula minor, the Fairy Penguin, is the most diminutive. Breeding as far north as Port Stephens in Australia it is found only in Australia with sub species in New Zealand. Although penguins are usually associated with ice and the frozen poles, this penguin lives happily on warm, sandy beaches and the balmy Indian Ocean. Despite their popularity as a tourist attraction, knowledge about their population and biology is still lacking and accurate population estimates are uncertain.
Read more at Suite101: The Fairy Penguin-The World's Smallest Penguin http://marine-conservation.suite101.com/article.cfm/the-fairy-penguin-the-worlds-smallest-penguin#ixzz0q5T5FyUB
Read more at Suite101: The Fairy Penguin-The World's Smallest Penguin http://marine-conservation.suite101.com/article.cfm/the-fairy-penguin-the-worlds-smallest-penguin#ixzz0q5T5FyUB
