Little Blue Penguin (Eudyptula minor)
The Little Blue Penguin (Eudyptula minor) or Fairy Penguin is the smallest penguin with a weight about 2.6 lb. It is a mainly nocturnal species, and its behavior is slightly aggressive.
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Category: Species
Types of Penguins
Types of Penguins – Species There are 17 known species of penguins, and some of them you may...
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Royal Penguin (Eudyptes schlegeli)
The Royal Penguin (Eudyptes schlegeli) is a crested species that inhabit mainly in the Macquarie Island. They are migratory birds, and their diet is based fish, krill, and squid.
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Magellanic Penguin
Magellanic Penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) live mainly in Argentina and Chile. They have distinctive patterns of black stripes that distinguish them from other banded penguins.
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Yellow-Eyed Penguin
The Yellow-eyed Penguin – (Megadyptes antipodes) has a light yellow stripe around each eye that cross through the head; they are not very sociable like other types of penguins.
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Snares Penguin
The Snares Penguin (Eudyptes robustus) is a crested penguin that inhabits rocky coasts of New Zealand and feeds up to 55% on krill.
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Gentoo Penguin
The Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) is the largest species of its genus Pygoscelis; recognized by a white stripe across its head, lives in different habitats according to the location of their colony.
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Fiordland Penguin
The Fiordland Penguin (Eudyptes pachyrhynchus) or Tawaki has a patch of white plumage on both sides of its beak, a characteristic that distinguishes it from other similar crested penguins.
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Erect-crested Penguin
Erect-crested Penguins (Eudyptes sclateri), are crested penguins with vertical yellow feathers on the head that give it a characteristic appearance that helps to recognize them.
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Chinstrap Penguin
The Chinstrap Penguin (Pygoscelis antarcticus) is a brush-tailed penguin that has a black line in their face. It is a migratory species and efficient hunter.
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Otter Species
There are 13 known species of Otters left in the world with at least one that was removed from the list due to extinction.
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Northern River Otter
These are very long animals with large sized heads. They feature hair that is very dense.
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European Otter
The European Otter is one what has a distinct look to it. While it does have the brownish color of coat, it also features white along the length of it.
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Giant Otter
The Giant Otter features a very long body, similar to that of a weasel.
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