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Penguins are killed by cars at a number of places where they cross coastal roads at night to reach their burrows; notably Phillip Island and Portland in Victoria, Bruny Island and Lillico Beach in Tasmania, and Oamaru and Wellington in New Zealand.
Approximately 10% of the penguin population on Phillip Island is exposed to tourism.
Penguin viewing has obvious cultural and financial benefits to local and regional communities, and the generation of revenue by the penguins, and public interest in the penguins, are persuasive factors in ensuring their proper management.
Galapagos Penguins are the smallest of the South American penguins, with an average length of less than 50cm, and an average weight of less than 2.5kg.
By moulting prior to breeding, Galapagos Penguins are able to ensure that early failure of their food resources will not result in starvation during the moult.
During 1970/71, the population of Galapagos Penguins was estimated at 6,000 to 15,000 birds.
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