HOIHO REPORT

Did you know that the Hoiho is a flightless bird with waterproof feathers? Hoiho are from one of the most ancient families of birds.

There are 16 species of penguins and they are all found in the southern hemisphere. The three species in New Zealand are the Yellow Eyed Penguin, the Fiorland Creasted Penguin and the Little Blue Penguin.

Hoiho are the fourth largest penguin in the world, it grows up to 65 cm tall and weighs 5 to 6 kg. They have short stubby flippers, dense waterproof feathers and bright pink feet.

The Yellow Eyed Penguins eat fish. When the eggs hatch one parent goes fishing while the other one looks looks after the chicks. When they come back the hungry chicks then thrust their beaks into the parents mouth for the food.

I think New Zealanders shouldn't hunt Hoiho because there won't be many left.

By Bruce Kahi

HOIHO

Will the hoiho be extinct in a couple of years? The hoiho is one of the largest penguins in the world. Penguins can't fly so this means that they can't get to their babies if they getting attacked by predators like dogs, cats, stoats and people.

The hoiho has a bright yellow stripe that goes around the back of it's head and goes around to it's eyes. The hoiho also has bright pink feet. They weigh 4 to 5 kilograms and grow up to 65cm's tall.

Most of the yellow eyed penguins live in Southern Hemisphere. Only some species live on mainland New Zealand. These include the the fiorland crested penguin and also the Hoiho. 

The hohio eat fish. Some times one of the baby hohio's parents go fishing and the other penguin looks after the baby hoiho. The baby hoiho eat the food out of their parents mouth.

I believe we should save the Hoiho because there will be no more left if we don't!

By Eru Aperahama

HOIHO REPORT

Did you know that penguins are one of the most ancient families of the birds?

They have been on earth for 60 million years. Only three species breed on New Zealand, the little blue penguin, the Fiordland chested penguin and the yellow eyed penguin, also known as Hoiho.

The yellow eyed penguin are flightless birds with short flippers, waterproof feathers and a sleek shape. These penguins are the fourth largest penguins in the world. Hoiho grow up to 65 cm in height and weigh between 5 to 6 kg. The yellowed eyed penguin has a bright yellow stripe that goes around the back of its head. They also have pink feet.

These species (the yellowed eyed penguin) live in the Southern Hemisphere, in the Antarctic sea and are found around New Zealand .

The Hoiho eat fish. When the eggs hatch one of the parents would go off into the sea to find food. When the fisher comes back, the parents would greet each other and the hungry chicks would then eat the food.

The yellow eyed penguin are a threatened species but people are now helping them, so make sure that you help them too! This means the Hoiho will survive well onto the future.

By Alison Grandcourt

 

ROOM 22 ENTERS THE WORLD OF BLOGGING!

Today Room 22 has been learning how to set up a blog! We have learnt how to post our work, change the layout of our blogs and check who is viewing our blog. We are going to add some of the work we have been doing in our class soon - please come back and check it out!