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Kōrero: Penguins

Movement underwater

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On land, penguins shuffle forward, taking one small step at a time. But underwater they zoom about in search of prey, with apparent ease. Although they swim like fish, they still have to come up to the surface to breathe. This film shows Snares crested penguins.

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Lloyd Spencer Davis, Penguins – New Zealand’s penguins, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/video/6381/movement-underwater (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Lloyd Spencer Davis, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.