How do Fairy Penguins mate?

Answer 1

CIted from Wikipedia and Penguin.net

The Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor) is the smallest species of penguin. It breeds along the entire coastline of New Zealand, the Chatham Islands, Tasmania, and southern Australia. They have several common names. In Australia they are often referred to as Fairy Penguins, in New Zealand they are called Little Blue Penguins or just Blue Penguins owing to their indigo-blue plumage color, the New Zealand Māori call them Kororā.

Blue penguins in New Zealand have rather variable breeding seasons. The core egg-laying period for most of New Zealand is September to November, and only one clutch is laid. In good food years, blue penguins in Otago will egg-lay from May to February, with many pairs raising two clutches of chicks.

Usually two eggs are laid and are incubated for 36 days, with both parents sharing the incubation and feeding duties. The chicks are guarded by one parent for the first 2-3 weeks, after which both parents must go to sea to keep up the supply of fish. Chick growth is rapid, with adult weight (1000g) being achieved in 4-5 weeks. Chicks usually fledge at 8 weeks and are independent from then on.

Blue penguins usually breed for the first time at 2-3 years of age. Long term partnerships are the norm, but divorce is not uncommon. There is a high rate of juvenile mortality, but individuals can reach up to 25 years of age.

Blue penguins are very faithful to their home site. Chicks will often return to within a few metres of where they were raised and once settled in an area never move away. A small number (<1%) of juveniles disperse to other breeding sites.
Fairy penguins live on average for 7 years, and some retain the same mate for life. A clutch of two white eggs is laid in spring. Male and female birds share the 36-day period of egg incubation. When the chicks hatch they are initially helpless and are brooded continuously for about 2-3 weeks. After this period both adults leave the chicks unguarded in the nest during the day, while they forage at sea to obtain food for the rapidly growing chicks. By 8 weeks of age the chicks have lost their down and acquired the waterproof plumage necessary for independent life at sea. These young birds are not seen again at their original colonies for at least a year and may disperse widely during this period.

Answer 2

Not Fairy penguins, but there are a couple of photos of Adelie penguins mating on the reference. Not something you see every day.

Answer 3

The female lays on her belly and the male mounts from behind.

Answer 4

i guess the same way all penguins do,

Answer 5

like all the other penguins........

http://www.antarcticconnection.com/antarctic/wildlife/penguins/fairy.shtml

Answer 6

i should think doggy style ,like all fairies

Answer 7

fairily often!