Snares crested penguins (Eudyptes robustus) preen amid the hubbub of a dense breeding colony | Earth Sciences New Zealand | NIWA

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Snares crested penguins (Eudyptes robustus) preen amid the hubbub of a dense breeding colony. About 30 000 pairs nest only on the Snares Islands. Unusually for penguins, they often nest under trees.