Little penguin (IMAGE)

Swansea University

Little penguin

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Little penguins travel beneath the zone of highest wave drag close to the surface. Many air-breathing marine vertebrates optimise their swim depth when transiting and not feeding, travelling just deep enough to avoid wave creation on the surface. 

 

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Phillip Island Nature Parks.

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