Sentences with phrase «rockhopper penguin»

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).

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.

The chick is named in honor of Ruggles Bay in the Falkland Islands, one of the places where rockhopper penguins can be found.

This month, four Rockhopper penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome) at Shedd Aquarium are celebrating the big 3 - 0!

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.

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.

Not exact matches

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.

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.

It is officially nest building time for the rockhopper and Magellanic penguins, two species that reside at Shedd.

A new season has dawned at Shedd Aquarium, and some new sights have sprung up in the rockhopper and Magellanic penguin habitat.

For four species of penguin that use the area for breeding — gentoos, southern rockhoppers, Magellanics, and kings — the mines are a boon.

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).

Three other species of penguins, the King, Gentoo and Rockhopper also breed here.

The Rockin» rockhopper is a dark blue penguin monster.