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Catalog · Aves · Sphenisciformes · Spheniscidae · Polar coast
Zoology of the ZooPl. CXVII

Snares penguin

Eudyptes robustus
Aves · Sphenisciformes · Spheniscidae
Fig. 1. Snares penguin
Fig. 2. Range
North AmericaSouth AmericaEuropeAfricaAsiaAustraliaAntarcticarange, sketched
Length or height
Weight
Food
Lifespan
Society
Habitatcoastal, polar
RangeAustralia
Wild or tame

Snares Islands, New Zealand

Modern data

Status today

VUVulnerable status to verify
Conservation
Keeper's noteDaily checks of appetite, movement and behavior; enrichment that changes from day to day.
Kingdom · phylumAnimalia · Chordata
GenusEudyptes

Check the record: IUCN Red List · GBIF · ITIS

See it elsewhere in the museum

For classes

Lessons: The Mammal Hall: Weigh the cost of warmthPreviewThe Mammal Hall: What makes a mammal?PreviewThe Great Aquarium: Is a dolphin a fish?Preview

Drawer: Zoo: Polar coast

Quiz: Polar coast quiz · 5 questions

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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0
lin padgham · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
Brocken Inaglory. · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
(c) Christopher Stephens, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
(c) Christopher Stephens, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Charles Chilton · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
(c) Christopher Stephens, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
(c) Christopher Stephens, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Same order: Sphenisciformes