#pokotiwha

[ketrinadrawsalot]

While not in any immediate danger, the Snares penguin's breeding range is a handful of small islands near New Zealand. Unlike most other crested penguins, pairs incubate both of the eggs they lay, though only the stronger chick will survive.

[animalids]

Fiordland penguin (Eudyptes pachyrhynchus)

Photo by Thomas Mattern