Macaroni+Penguin+2012

=Characteristics= They are 28 inches.71 centimeters.There are 12million pairs of Macaroni penguins.Females are smaller then males but have similar plumage. =Habitat= Macaroni penguins live in South America, McDonald, Creosote, and Heard Islands. =Food= They eat fish,krill, and small amounts of squid =Predators= Their predators are seals, sharks, whales, and people. =Babies= The male cares for the chick for 23 to 25 days while the female brings food daily. At this time,chicks have a down covering and they form in groups called creches. =Other interesting facts= They eat squid and fish. They can go under water for only 2 minutes.The world population of Macaroni Penguins is 9,000,000 breeding pairs. =Future for these animals= Although the population of Macaroni Penguins is estimated at around 18 million mature individuals, a substantial decline had been recorded in several locations.