Yellow-Eyed Penguin Soft Stuffed Plush Toy

❃ Instantly recognisable by the pale yellow band that sweeps across its eyes and around the back of its head, the yellow-eyed penguin is one of the rarest penguins in the world. Native to the south-eastern coasts of New Zealand and its outlying subantarctic islands, it breaks nearly every rule its family is known for — nesting not on open ice or crowded beaches, but hidden away in coastal forest and dense scrub, well out of sight of its neighbours.

❃ Fiercely private, yellow-eyed penguins are among the few penguins that refuse to nest in colonies, each pair claiming a secluded patch of undergrowth beyond eyeshot of any other. Known to the Māori as hoiho — "the noise shouter" — for its distinctive shrill call, the species pairs for years at a time and returns faithfully to the same nesting ground each season, coming ashore at dusk after long days diving for fish in the cold southern seas.

❃ Fewer than three thousand of these penguins are thought to remain, and their numbers continue to fall through habitat loss, introduced predators, and warming coastal waters that disrupt their food supply. Classified as Endangered, the hoiho has become a quiet emblem of New Zealand's fragile wildlife — a shy, forest-dwelling penguin found nowhere else on Earth.

Toy Specifications:

Package Includes: 1 x Yellow-Eyed Penguin Bird Soft Stuffed Plush Toy

Shipping time: Due to high demand please allow 1-2 weeks for delivery.

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