Researchers in New Zealand have discovered the fossilized remains of a new species of the extinct little penguin. The new species of penguin was discovered after scientists examined two penguin skulls. One belonged to an adult and the other to a juvenile member of the newly identified species. The extinct species is related to the […]
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In the last month more than 500 dead little blue penguins have washed ashore in New Zealand
The penguins are arranged in neat, precisely spaced rows, their wings spread and their bright blue plumage faded by the sand. There are a total of 183, which were meticulously collected by locals, placed out, and photographed for further research. The birds were discovered last week at Ninety Mile Beach, the latest in a long […]
‘Something fishy’: penguins detained by New Zealand police after sushi shop stakeout
“Waddling vagrants” in the form of two little blue penguins have been released by police after they were detained for setting up home under a Wellington sushi outlet. Their cover was blown after a shop worker heard them making a cooing, humming sound. It is understood that the penguins were hiding near the grills beneath […]