Talk:Little penguin: Difference between revisions

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i kinda like that it has a lot of informations but it does not get to the point of the notes. :) :(

All right, who logged into my account and vandilized Little Blue Penguins? Targon142 21:56, 7 December 2006 (UTC) "The birds, which many tourists find irresistibly cute, are Victoria's most popular tourist attraction[citation needed]". Citation needed alright. The Twelve Apostles anyone?"

Photographs not allowed

I visited Phillip Island in July 2003 and saw a penguin parade. It was awesome. (Be sure to bring warm clothes if you go.) We were told the reason photographs are not allowed is because the flash-lights from cameras cause blindness in these penguins. That is equivalent to a death sentence. --tess 23:21, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

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At Phillip Island, south-east of Melbourne, a viewing area has been set up to allow tourists to view the nightly "penguin parade". Lights and concrete stands have been erected to allow visitors to see but not photograph the birds interacting in their colony, which they do with a total lack of interest in their spectators. The birds, which many tourists find irresistibly cute, are one of Victoria's most popular tourist attractions[citation needed]. Tourists to Perth in Western Australia can also make the short trip to Penguin Island to see the penguins and observe their normal behaviour. The Oamaru Blue Penguin Colony[3] is the New Zealand equivalent to Phillip Island's penguin parade.

This entire section does not belong here, this denotes human behviour not penguin. In addition, it is little more than spam for a commercial tourism venture. Thirdly, the writing is pitiful. For example, "which many tourists find irresistibly cute", this is subject nonsense which doesn't belong in an encyclopedia.

Subspecies

Is there an classification for subspecies? Snowman (talk) 21:45, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

Maori Wikipedia?

I'm not sure what the logic of the Maori name of the bird is -- in the English language version of Wikipedia -- unless it is sometimes used in English, or conveys (with translation) some interesting cultural information about how the bird is viewed by the native population.

Will you also include about 20 south coast Australian Aboriginal names?

Will every Canadian animal listed in a Wikipedia article give the French name as well -- and of course about 100 native names?

The fact that New Zealand is a bilingual country doesn't turn Wikipedia into a bilingual encyclopedia when a New Zealand subject comes up.

This is a kind of assertive Maori nationalism that isn't appropriate in a neutral forum like Wikipedia. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.205.209.120 (talk) 04:22, 21 May 2008 (UTC) This is a kind of assertive Maori nationalism that isn't appropriate in a neutral forum like Wikipedia.

The rational is that many New Zealand birds are commonly referred to by their Maori names in New Zealand by Pakeha (or non-Maori). Lots of Kiwis, including biologists, use them, and as such they can legitimately considered alternative English names as well, at least in English speaking New Zealand. This is not quite as common in Canada or Australia. (The extent to which this is true varies for different species, the Purple Swamp-hen is for example almost universally known as the Pukeko, but rather less people know that the Tieke is the Saddleback. Off the top of my head I couldn't tell you the Maori name for the Little Penguin, although it is more commonly called the Blue Penguin here) Sabine's Sunbird talk 04:30, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

Ear Covert ?

Excuse my ignorance, but what on earth does it mean by "ear covert" in the description section?
Thank you. Lil.chocoholic.62 (talk) 10:40, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

Feathers on the head that cover(t) the ear opening. Sabine's Sunbird talk 20:07, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

Sea World penguins.

Sad and all, but is it sufficiently interesting or important to note here? Sabine's Sunbird talk 23:59, 4 October 2008 (UTC)

Naming controversy

Er, why is there not a section about Australian PC wowsers deciding in their infinite wisdom that the term Fairy penguin is supposedly offensive to small winged people or some such rot? The term Fairy penguin has quietly gone out of the media over the past couple of years for patently ridiculous reasons. 210.9.143.86 (talk) 01:16, 12 December 2008 (UTC)

Added to the intro of the article. It was a big deal at the time, so I agree it should be mentioned. Unfortunately I don't have an online cite, but I did have a reference to the published article in newspaper print for verification. The only online link I found has been deleted, almost as if the paper didn't want the story to exist anymore. Hmm. SJ2571 (talk) 23:38, 29 May 2010 (UTC)

Political correctness

Why is fairy penguin redirected to little penguin rather than the other way round? Fairy penguin is most certainly the more common term. --121.44.209.93 (talk) 08:23, 21 November 2010 (UTC)

Little Penguin is the IOC name, and we use the IOC name. What would be politically incorrect about using or not using Fairy Penguin anyway? Do the wee folk have a history of discrimination? Sabine's Sunbird talk 18:29, 21 November 2010 (UTC)

I don't think you're "allowed" to call them Wee Folk anymore... --Kurtle (talk) 22:17, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

File:Eudyptula minor family exiting burrow.jpg to appear as POTD soon

Hello! This is a note to let the editors of this article know that File:Eudyptula minor family exiting burrow.jpg will be appearing as picture of the day on September 3, 2012. You can view and edit the POTD blurb at Template:POTD/2012-09-03. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page so Wikipedia doesn't look bad. :) Thanks! —howcheng {chat} 20:06, 29 August 2012 (UTC)

Picture of the day

A family of Little Penguins (Eudyptula minor) exiting their burrow. At an average of 33 cm (13 in) in height, 43 cm (17 in) in length, and 1.5 kg (3.3 lb) in weight, this is the smallest species of penguin. It is found on the coastlines of southern Australia and New Zealand, with some colonies popular as tourist attractions.Photo: JJ Harrison