Possibly the foremost eccentric of the seventeen penguin species, the yellow-eyed penguin is thought as "hoiho" in Maori, the home language of New Zealand, to that it's endemic. A small breeding range and home ground deterioration have led to a decline within the population of the yellow-eyed penguin, that is classified as vulnerable on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature's Red List of Vulnerable Species.
Some interesting facts:-
- Heigh of penguin: 24-29 inch.
- The Weight of penguin: 9.54-18.75 lb.
- No subspecies.
- Life expectancy in the wild approx: 9-10 years.
- Having Population approx: 6,000-7000
- These penguins are sedentary so they do not make migratory journeys.
- They are not as social as other species, so they don't group in colonies. They like hiking on their own and dive into the ocean on an individual basis.
- Yellow-eyed penguins main colonies are on Campbell Island, Stewart Island, South Island of New Zealand and the Otago Peninsula.
- Colorful plants are part of the natural landscape of the Yellow-eyed Penguin.
- Yellow-eyed penguins feed on small fish. Most of their hunting happens on the edge of the seabed between 1 and 16 miles offshore.
- The yellow-eyed penguin diving to depths of 131 ft to 394 feet.
- Yellow-eyed penguin does not show as much bonding as other penguins because of their individual character.
- Yellow-eyed penguin prefers to hide their offspring in natural cavities made by rocks to avoid any disturbance.
- Both partners are responsible for nest building by collecting materials and they feed both to children to manage to survive.
- The breeding season of this species is 150 days longer than other species.
