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The Penguins: New Zealand
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"The yellow-eyed penguin lives on the coast of New Zealand. It is the rarest of all penguins due to the deforestation of the New Zealand coastline and the introduction of new predatory species to the island. There are only an estimated 1,500 breeding pairs of yellow-eyed penguins." Taken from the kidzone web site.
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Fiordland penguins are found among the fiords that make up the South West coast of New Zealand's South Island and on Stewart Island (just south of New Zealand). Their habitat is greatly threatened by the increasing presence of man in what is one of the world's last remaining wildernesses. They are further threatened by the many predators that man has accidentally (or deliberately) introduced to New Zealand over the last few centuries.
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The yellow-eyed penguin is confined to the New Zealand region and is one of the rarest of penguins. Includes physical characteristics, habitat, breeding, diet and feeding, threats and tells what you can do to preserve this species. Includes ... the viewing sites and times.
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The Newport Aquarium is proud to announce the hatching of two Gentoo Penguin chicks. One chick hatched on Dec. 3, weighing 90 grams (just under 3.2 ounces). The second chick hatched on Dec. 24 and was found on Christmas Day, weighing 163 grams (5.8 ounces).
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Yellow-eyed penguins come from New Zealand's South Island and from several sub-Antarctic islands to the south of New Zealand. On the New Zealand mainland, their habitat is disappearing at an alarming rate. A special society, the Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust, has been set up to protect their environment.
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Working with Ketchum, FedEx created a plan to make the penguins’ journey a day-long homecoming that would spotlight FedEx’s citizenship while symbolizing the return of life to New Orleans. Capitalizing on the “flight” of these flightless birds, the team broke the journey into three distinct media moments – takeoff, landing and arrival – and surrounded the birds at each stage with the symbolism of traveling dignitaries.
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