How St Kilda’s penguins waterproof feathers, and why oil is fatal
Penguin waterproofing relies on preening and a single oil gland. Learn why marine oil spills are so lethal to St Kilda’s little penguin colony.
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Penguin waterproofing relies on preening and a single oil gland. Learn why marine oil spills are so lethal to St Kilda’s little penguin colony.
Home to Melbourne's only little penguin colony, at the St Kilda Pier breakwater. Run in partnership with Earthcare St Kilda, the volunteer group researching and protecting the colony since 1986.
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