YELLOW EYED PENGUINS GENERAL INFORMATION

Yellow-eyed penguins can travel daily up to 15 km from the shore to feeding grounds and feed mainly at the edge of the continental shelf.

They have been found in nets at 100 meters of depth. Food consists of main species of fish:

Red Cod
Opal Fish
Sprat
Silversides
Ahuru
Blue Cod

They also eat squid

BASIC FACTS: Flesh coloured feet - A shrill call - Usually lay 2 white eggs - 5-8KGS - 65-68 CM.

Hello, There are some good basic facts here but the yellow-eyed penguins actually can tracel closer to 30 km daily to forage.

Alex's slideshow

Thank you for sharing your slideshows with us.

I hope you have learned a lot about yellow-eyed penguins while you were making the slideshows.

You have covered many of the stages of the penguin’ yearly cycle such as how they build their nests. It is interesting reading about how well the chicks are camouflaged in their nests.  You will know now why it is necessary with so many predators about.

Angus's slideshow

You are right, the YEPs do like to nest out of sight of other pairs.  They also walk long distances back to their nests after they have been in the sea foraging.

Where did you all get the photos of the penguins from?