Uncovering the secrets of New Zealand’s elusive ‘jungle penguins’

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• Researchers in New Zealand's South Island are studying the elusive tawaki, or Fiordland crested penguin, which nests in rainforest.
• The Tawaki Project has mapped 1,200 nests across nine fjords in 12 years, suggesting the population is three times larger than earlier surveys indicated.