Blue Penguin: Meet The World's Tiniest Penguin
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The little blue penguin, known as fairy penguins in Australia, is considered world's smallest penguin species
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Little blue penguin is about the size of a bowling pin, standing 13-15 inches tall and weighing up to 1.4 kg
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Blue penguins have slate-blue, indigo-blue, or almost black heads and upperparts, pink feet with black soles
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Their unique plumage shines in the sun with different shades of aqua or cornflower blue
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Blue penguins are year-round residents of the Southern Hemisphere, living along the coastlines of southern Australia and New Zealand
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Often referred to as "little blue divers", they are diurnal, spending most of their day swimming and foraging at sea
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The largest colony of little blue penguins is on Phillip Island in Australia
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Since 1988 they have been listed as a species of least concern on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List of Threatened Species
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