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Characteristics
Rockhoppers are about 18 inches tall. Rockhoppers weigh about 5 pounds. They are loud and feisty and quick to attack.

Habitat
The southern Rockhoppers live between Falkland Island,Argentina and Chile. They live on rocky shorelines.The western Rockhopper penguin lives around southern tip of South America.

Food/Prey
Rockhopper penguin is a carnivore.That means they eat sea animals such as fish, krill and squid.They also eat octopus and crustaceans. At sea, Rockhopper penguins are eaten by leopard seals, fur seals, sea lions and blue sharks.

Babies
Babies breed from October to April.The female lays two eggs but only one gets incubated. The other egg is eaten by enemies.

Other Interesting Facts
They get there name from hopping to one rock to another. They have red eyes.They live for 10 years.

Future
There are about 7,340,000 rockhoppers in the world.That may seem like a lot ,but the population on of rockhoppers has actually decreased by the 30% over the last 30 years.The population is considered Vulnerable by the world Conservation Union. media type="file" key="justin -Penguin.MOV"media type="file" key="malia-penguin.MOV"