Macaroni+2010S

=Macaroni Penguins =

=by Emma and Viswa =

__Characteristics__: Macaroni Penguins are about 2 ft. and 5 inch. tall. They weigh about 11 lbs. and 0 oz. . They have red eyes and a yellow crest on their heads. They have black and white feathers just like any other penguin.

__Habitats:__ The main place penguins live is Antarctica including the Macaroni. Some Macaroni also live in New Zealand.

__Diet__: Macaroni Penguins eat krill,shrimp,fish, and squid. Emma eats all this food except for krill.

__Enemies__: Macaronis have the same predators as all other penguins that would be seals,sharks, and sea lions.

__Babies:__ Chicks eat regergetared food such as fish,shrimp,squid, and krill. Chicks don't have a very accurate height stamina. A chick weighs about 3 lbs. and 3 oz. at birth. They have red eyes and shaggy grey down.The male cares for the newly hatched chick while the mother brings food daily. It takes about 60 to 70 days for them to grow their adult feathers.

__Other Intresting Facts:__ Rockhoppers are more aggresive than Macaronis. Macaronis got their name because their crest looks like an old hairstyle 'the macaroni dandy'.

__Future for these Animals__: The penguins will be extinct if we keep polluting and spilling oil in the oceans. Actually scientist don't know if penguins are going to be extinct or not.