Some of the world’s smallest penguins have boarded a flight from the UK for a move to Spain.
The fairy penguins were given passports and boarding passes as they prepared to go from SEA LIFE Weymouth to SEA LIFE Benalmádena.
The Dorset facility was previously home to Europe’s only colony of the small birds – but 13 of the tiny animals are now moving to southern Spain to create the second.
Staff at the Spanish centre have created an enclosure for the penguins, featuring sandy terrain, large caves and lots of water to mirror their native habitat in New Zealand.
Seven smaller nesting caves have
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