AUSTRALIA - A new research project has found that two different groups of little penguins have met up to live in a colony together, despite a history of isolation.
Dr Chris Burridge, University of Tasmania Zoology lecturer, said the motivation of the research was to understand rates of movements of penguins between colonies.
The research was conducted in partnership with the University of Tasmania, Peter Dann (Phillip Island Nature Park), Amanda Peucker (Deakin University) and Craig Styan (University College London).
"The research wanted to find out things like, are individuals from this colony going to another colony to breed? If a colony was wiped out by a predator, would penguins from other colonies come to help replenish it?" Dr Burridge said.
Dr Chris Burridge, University of Tasmania Zoology lecturer, said the motivation of the research was to understand rates of movements of penguins between colonies.
The research was conducted in partnership with the University of Tasmania, Peter Dann (Phillip Island Nature Park), Amanda Peucker (Deakin University) and Craig Styan (University College London).
"The research wanted to find out things like, are individuals from this colony going to another colony to breed? If a colony was wiped out by a predator, would penguins from other colonies come to help replenish it?" Dr Burridge said.
