Why little penguins can’t fly, but swim like torpedoes
Little penguins traded flight for speed underwater. Here’s why Eudyptula minor’s wings evolved into flippers built for swimming, not flying.
Tag: penguin biology
Little penguins traded flight for speed underwater. Here’s why Eudyptula minor’s wings evolved into flippers built for swimming, not flying.
Home to Melbourne's only little penguin colony, at the St Kilda Pier breakwater. The colony has been studied continuously since 1986, and volunteers still monitor and protect it today.
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