Hello everyone around the world! My name is Mekhi and I am going to tell you some interesting facts about the yellow eyed penguin.
1. The Maori word for yellow eyed penguin is hoiho.
2. There are only 3,200 to 3,600 left in the wild.
3. They are found in the South Island of New Zealand only.
4. Yellow eyed penguins might become extinct in the next 20 to 40 years.
5. The yellow eyed penguin has a band of yellow feathers around its eye and circling the back of its head.
6. It's only 62 cm to 79 cm tall.
7. They weigh 3 to 8.5 kg.
8. Yellow eyed penguins usually live for 20 years.
9. They mainly eat fish like blue cod.
10. The yellow eyed penguin is endangered.
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