The yellow-eyed penguin, one of the world’s rarest penguins, has been named New Zealand’s Bird of the Year, the Guardian reports.
Otherwise, it is also called hoiho, which means “screamer” when translated from the Maori language. It is the largest of the penguin species on the New Zealand mainland. It is also noted that their numbers are rapidly decreasing. According to the Department of Nature Conservation, there are only 4,000-5,000 individuals left in the world, and their numbers continue to decline.
“This iconic penguin is disappearing before our eyes in mainland Aotearoa (New Zealand),” said Nicola Toki, chief executive of environmental organisation Forest & Bird. The publication notes that dogs can smell the penguins’ fish from a long way away.
By the way, we also wrote today that the world’s oldest cat died. By human standards, he was 152 years old. Read more about that here.
Source: People Talk
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