Eudyptula minor

Little Penguins are the smallest of all penguins and the only ones to breed in Australia. Adults spend their days at sea hunting for fish, which are swallowed whole. After rejoining other adults, the group stays safe by returning to shore as one big raft. Fish are then regurgitated straight into the chicks' mouths.

Taronga Zoo has a colony of about 30 Little Penguins. We also receive approximately 30 sick and injured penguins from the public each year. These are treated and later, where possible, released. At 2pm each day there is a public presentation by a zookeeper on our colony of Little Penguins.