Tag Archive for 'Eudyptula'

An artist’s impression of Pakudyptes hakataramea. Image credit: Tatsuya Shinmura / Ashoro Museum of Paleontology.

Ancient Tiny Penguin Unearthed in New Zealand: Pakudyptes hakataramea

Aug 1, 2024 by News Staff

Pakudyptes hakataramea would have been similar in body size to the living little blue penguin (Eudyptula minor), which is around 40-45 cm (15.7-17.7 inches)...

A representative image from animal-borne camera of prey (mackerel, Trachurus spp.) captured by a little penguin (Eudyptula minor). Image credit: Petrovski et al., doi: 10.1098/rsos.221595.

New Study Provides Insights into Feeding and Energetic Behaviors of Little Penguins

Aug 30, 2023 by Natali Anderson

Using animal-borne video cameras, marine scientists have investigated the type, duration and energetic consequences of predator-prey interactions in little...

The Wilson’s little penguin (Eudyptula wilsonae). Image credit: Simone Giovanardi.

3-Million-Year-Old Fossils Support Zealandian Origin for Smallest Living Penguins

Jun 27, 2023 by Sergio Prostak

Eudyptula wilsonae is the smallest extinct crown penguin yet known and is a possible ancestor of the kororā or New Zealand little penguin (Eudyptula minor...