little penguin

Little Penguins: are the only penguins to breed on the Australian mainland; sleep in a burrow at night but spend the day at sea; are solitary at sea but breed in colonies; and share incubating their eggs and feeding the young.

Further information about the litlle penguin can be found at these sites:

• Parks & Wildlife Tasmania - Little Penguin
• Australian Museums Online - Fact sheets - Little Penguin
• ARAZPA - Fact sheets - Little Penguin

Threats which affect this animal in this Menagerie™ Habitat are:

Pollution - including oil spills, chemicals, sewage, soil washing into water, rubbish (eg. plastic bags, fishing lines and nets), may kill animals or their food supply

Cats - eat native animals, compete for food with native animals and may spread disease

This animal lives in these habitats:

• Coastal

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