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Little penguins think big when it comes to feeding

By Campbell Phillips • 8 September 2011

Little or fairy penguins are the smallest of the world's 17 species. (Credit: Phillip Island Nature Parks).

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The penguins of Victoria’s Phillip Island have been found to employ sophisticated feeding strategies while breeding.

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