Food
Carnivore
Yellow-eyed penguins eat fish and squid.
Meat eater
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Yellow-eyed Penguin Facts for Kids: Y Is for Yellow-eyed Penguin
Yellow-eyed penguins live in New Zealand and have a band of yellow around their eyes. They are one of the rarest penguins in the world. Here are easy yellow-eyed penguin facts for kids: what yellow-eyed penguins eat, how big they grow, what a baby yellow-eyed penguin is called and where yellow-eyed penguins live. Read them out loud, try the quiz, then color the letter Y.
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Carnivorediet
Chickbaby name
Fun facts
Fun Facts About Yellow-eyed penguins
Two more true facts about the yellow-eyed penguin that kids love. Tap the button to hear the name, then read each fact together.
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Say “Yellow-eyed Penguin”
Yellow-eyed Penguin starts with the letter Y. Clap once for each part of the word as you say it.
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Did you know?
It is one of the rarest penguins in the world.
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One more fact
It has a yellow band around its eyes.
Act it outMove like a yellow-eyed penguin for ten seconds.
Spot the letterFind the letter Y in “Yellow-eyed Penguin”.
Ask a questionWhat would a yellow-eyed penguin eat for breakfast?
Quick facts
Yellow-eyed Penguin Facts at a Glance
Everything a curious kid wants to know about the yellow-eyed penguin, in eight short cards.
Size
How big?
A yellow-eyed penguin is about 60 to 70 cm tall.
Body sizeLife
How long?
Yellow-eyed penguins live for about 20 years.
LifespanBaby
Chick
A baby yellow-eyed penguin is called a chick.
Baby nameGroup
Colony
A group of yellow-eyed penguins is called a colony.
Group nameHabitat
Ocean
Yellow-eyed penguins are found in New Zealand.
Where they liveAnimal type
Bird
Yellow-eyed penguins live in New Zealand and have a band of yellow around their eyes. They are one of the rarest penguins in the world.
Yellow-eyed Penguin is a birdLetter
Y is for yellow-eyed penguin
Yellow-eyed Penguin has 17 letters and starts with Y.
Say: Yellow-eyed Penguin
Quick quiz
Yellow-eyed Penguin Quiz for Kids
A tiny game to check what stuck. Read the question out loud and let your little one tap the answer.
Question 1
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Free printable
Yellow-eyed Penguin Coloring Page: Letter Y Worksheet
Done reading about the yellow-eyed penguin? Print the free letter Y sheet, say “Y is for yellow-eyed penguin” together and color the big letters. Great for circle time, morning work or a quiet afternoon at home.
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Print at home or schoolFits US Letter and A4 paper
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Color and traceBig letters and dotted tracing lines
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Questions
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Yellow-eyed Penguin Questions Kids Ask
Yellow-eyed penguins eat fish and squid. That makes the yellow-eyed penguin a carnivore, which means it is a meat eater.
A yellow-eyed penguin is about 60 to 70 cm tall.
Yellow-eyed penguins live for about 20 years.
A baby yellow-eyed penguin is called a chick.
A group of yellow-eyed penguins is called a colony.
Yellow-eyed penguins live in New Zealand. Their favorite habitat is: ocean.
Yes. The yellow-eyed penguin is a bird. Yellow-eyed penguins live in New Zealand and have a band of yellow around their eyes. They are one of the rarest penguins in the world.
Yellow-eyed Penguin starts with the letter Y. Say it slowly and listen for the Y sound at the start.
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