Korora Little Blue Penguins with Year Two

Today our mini bird inquiry focused on korora little blue penguins.

What do you already know?

"It lives in different place from normal penguins" Henry

""They are light blue" Hugo

"They have white tummies"

Ammar "They have blue backs"

"They have flippers to help them swim" Nala

Acacia "They live in NZ"

What do you want to find out?

"What do they eat?" Oliver

"Which part of NZ do they live in?" Kayden

"How do they swim?" Milly

"How old can they live?"Kevin

"What rivers do they swim in?" Eden

"How can you tell if it's female or male" Amber and Leo

Diamond "How do they run?"

Ryder "Can they stay underwater for ten minutes?"

"What do they normally do?" Amy

"Why can't they fly" Holly

"What is their lifecycle like?" Charles

"Where do they sleep?" Naira

"How are their feathers waterproof?" Pearl

What we found out:

"They eat eat fish" Suvini

Amber "They eat squid too"

"They live in NZ and Australia" Collins

"Little blue penguins are camouflage" Isabelle

"They sleep in burrows on the shore" Evvelyn

"Penguins use their flippers to swim" Toures

We love Pedro Penguin Yoga!

Lastly, we loved learning about the korora that tried to live under a 

sushi shop in Poneke Wellington.

Next time we are going to learn about kereru and think about 

how we can help them in our area.