Roxy the Rockhopper

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Roxy the Rockhopper penguin, hopping happily towards me then posing with such poise!

 

Rockhopper Penguins are the smallest yellow-crested, black-and-white penguin, reaching a length of 55cm and having an average weight of 3.35 kg. They have slate-grey upperparts and a straight, bright yellow eyebrow ending in long yellowish plumes projecting sideways behind a red eye.

 

Rockhoppers breed in colonies from sea-level to cliff-tops, and sometimes inland. They feed on krill, squid, octopus, fish, molluscs, plankton, cuttlefish, and crustaceans. It is estimated that they have a population of 3.5 million today.

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