Album: Little blue penguins return home at night in New Zealand

Source: Xinhua| 2021-04-25 11:33:34|Editor: huaxia

Photo taken on April 22, 2021 shows little blue penguins at a natural reserve in Dunedin, South Island of New Zealand. (Xinhua/Guo Lei)

DUNEDIN, New Zealand, April 25 (Xinhua) -- After a day of fishing, little blue penguins come ashore and return home to their nests under the cover of darkness in Dunedin, New Zealand.

Little blue penguin is the world's smallest penguin at just 25-35cm tall, and weighs a little over 1 kg. It is found in many places around New Zealand and Australia.

Photo taken on April 22, 2021 shows little blue penguins at a natural reserve in Dunedin, South Island of New Zealand. (Xinhua/Guo Lei)

Photo taken on April 22, 2021 shows a little blue penguin at a natural reserve in Dunedin, South Island of New Zealand. (Xinhua/Guo Lei)

Photo taken on April 22, 2021 shows a little blue penguin at a natural reserve in Dunedin, South Island of New Zealand. (Xinhua/Guo Lei)

Photo taken on April 22, 2021 shows a little blue penguin at a natural reserve in Dunedin, South Island of New Zealand. (Xinhua/Guo Lei)

Photo taken on April 22, 2021 shows a little blue penguin at a natural reserve in Dunedin, South Island of New Zealand. (Xinhua/Guo Lei)

Photo taken on April 22, 2021 shows little blue penguins at a natural reserve in Dunedin, South Island of New Zealand. (Xinhua/Guo Lei)

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