The Penguins

RockHopper
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Macaroni
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 Rockhopper  From en.wikipedia.org/wild/Rockhopper_penguin

	The Southern Rockhopper Penguin or just Rockhopper Penguin, Eudyptes chrysocome,
	is a species of penguin closely related to the Macaroni Penguin.

 Description 
	This is the smallest yellow-crested, black-and-white penguin,
	reaching a length of 55cm (22 in) and having an average weight of 3.35 kg (7.4 lbs).
	It has slate-grey upperparts and a straight, bright yellow eyebrow ending in long
	yellowish plumes projecting sideways behind a red eye.Also mistaked as a macaroni penguin.

	A Rockhopper Penguin named Rocky lived to 29 years 4 months in captivity at Bergen Aquarium,
	Norway, and died on October 2003.  Recorded as the oldest rockhopper penguin and possibly
	the oldest penguin at all in general.

 Behaviour 
	It breeds in colonies, from sea-level to cliff-tops, and sometimes inland.
	It feeds on krill, squid, octopus, fish, molluscs, plankton, cuttlefish, and crustaceans.


 Macaroni  From en.wikipedia.org/wild/Macaroni_penguin

 Description 
	The Macaroni Penguin is a black and white penguin with yellow and black plumes
	on the top of its head. Macaroni Penguins average about 5 kg (11 lbs) in weight
	and average 50-70 cm (20-28 in) in height. They eat squid, krill and other
	crustaceans, and fish.

	The common name macaroni penguin was given to the species by English explorers,
	probably due to the bird's conspicuous yellow crest. Maccaronism was a term
	for a particular style in 18th century England marked by flamboyant or
	excessive ornamentation. A person who adopted this fashion was labeled a
	maccaroni or macaroni, as in the song Yankee Doodle.
	This usage is unrelated to the pasta macaroni.

 In Popular Culture 
	The character Lovelace, voiced by Robin Williams in the film "Happy Feet", is a macaroni penguin.
	The character Cody    , voiced by Shia LaBeouf   in the film "Surf's Up" , is a macaroni penguin.
	The Macaroni Penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus) is a species
	of penguin closely related to the Royal Penguin.

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