Sentences with word «rockhopper»
"Rockhopper" refers to a type of penguin that has a unique way of moving and jumping on rocks. Full definition
With its spiky head plumage and intense red eyes, the southern rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome, seen above) looks more like a slightly predatory guy at a college party than a committed monogamous partner.
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Royal penguins and Macquarie shags are endemic breeders, while king penguins, southern rockhopper penguins and gentoo penguins also breed here in large numbers.
The chick is named in honor of Ruggles Bay in the Falkland Islands, one of the places where rockhopper penguins can be found.
It took 10 months, but the Shedd Aquarium's newest rockhopper penguin chick finally has a name.
Rockhopper Exploration, a Wiltshire - based energy firm, is the only company to have struck oil so far in the waters around the Falklands.
The Cycle Response Unit uses custom - built Rockhopper mountain bikes with London Ambulance Service livery, blue lights and a siren.
However, the seven species of Eudyptes penguins (the crested penguins, including rockhopper penguins) are an exception.
The researchers studied Eastern Rockhopper Penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome filholi) on New Zealand's sub-Antarctic Campbell Island over two consecutive breeding seasons.
Rockhopper offers half, full or multi-day sea kayak trips and Canoe Hire, based near Fort William on Scotland?s West Coast.
Three other species of penguins, the King, Gentoo and Rockhopper also breed here.
Today is World Penguin Day, but any day can be penguin day with a visit to Shedd Aquarium, where Rockhopper and Magellanic penguins call home.
For four species of penguin that use the area for breeding — gentoos, southern rockhoppers, Magellanics, and kings — the mines are a boon.
Some species don't get the chance to seek cooler climate as climate change has also caused the disappearance of many creatures including emperor penguins, which lost 50 percent of their population; rockhopper penguins in Campbell Island dipped by 96 percent; ivy gull lost 70 percent; and Arctic skua breeding numbers in Scotland decreased 74 percent from 1986 to 2011.
Horny has to be Erect - crested (#hockeyporn) or Rockhopper, whichever is more tenacious.
After a successful breeding season — during which we welcomed a new rockhopper chick into our care — both the rockhopper and Magellanic penguins are in various stages of their annual molt, a process that will span several weeks.
So how does Shedd provide a habitat for Magellanic and rockhopper penguins that meets their specific needs?
It is officially nest building time for the rockhopper and Magellanic penguins, two species that reside at Shedd.
This month, four Rockhopper penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome) at Shedd Aquarium are celebrating the big 3 - 0!
A new season has dawned at Shedd Aquarium, and some new sights have sprung up in the rockhopper and Magellanic penguin habitat.
All 18 species of penguin were studied; Emperor and Adelie (Antarctica), King, Chinstrap, Gentoo, Macaroni, Royal, Southern Rockhopper, Northern Rockhopper (Sub-Antarctic), Little, Fiordland, Snares, Erect - crested, Yellow - eyed (Oceania), and African, Magellanic, Humboldt and Galapágos (Africa and South America).
Sea Lion Island shelters various species of marine birds, including three species of penguins (Magellanic, gentoos and rockhoppers).
Penguin species found here include large numbers of king penguins on South Georgia especially, as well as chinstrap penguin, macaroni penguin, gentoo penguin, Adelie penguin, and rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome).
Choose from an Albatross, King or Rockhopper penguin or maybe even an Elephant Seal.
You will never forget your first experience of a noisy «penguin city» where you will be witness to a thousand chattering, feeding chicks; territorial disputes; petty pilfering and courtship displays: King, Gentoo and Rockhopper Penguins can also be seen here.
Underwater World Langkawi is a must - visit if you're travelling with children, housing over 500 species of sea creatures including harbour seals, rockhopper penguins, seahorses, sharks, and giant rays.
There have been separate cases of concern for Adélie and other penguins, for crested and rockhopper penguins, and even for the great survivor of the frozen south, the emperor penguin.
The Rockin» rockhopper (formerly CragDevil) is a semi-recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series.
The Rockin» rockhopper is a dark blue penguin monster.