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Boardwalk Penguin Island, Shoalwater Islands Marine Park, Western Australia.
Penguin Island is a 12.5 ha island off the coast near Rockingham, Western Australia. It is home to a colony of around 1,200 little penguinsand over 50 species of sea birds, many of which nest on the island. A series of boardwalks allow visits to access the island without disturbing either the wildlife or the environment

Research facility on Penguin Island

Research facility on Penguin Island, best known as the home of the largest Little penguin colony (Eudyptula minor) in Western Australia. Researchers here study the penguins, also the marine environment and the numerous rookeries of other seabirds in the surrounding marine park. Penguin Island, Shoalwater Islands Marine Park, Western Australia

Little penguin (Eudyptula minor)

Little penguin (Eudyptula minor) moulting bird sheltering in a cave to avoid heat and predators. During the 17 or so days they are moulting, they cannot go to sea to find food as the feathers are not waterproof. They put on almost double their own weight before moulting. Penguin Island, Shoalwater Islands Marine Park, Rockingham, Western Australia, Australia

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