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= Rockhopper Penguins =

by Connor and Rafaella
== CharacteristicsRockhoppers stand upright on short legs and webed feet and look like little men in white shirts and a black suits. Rockhoppers are familiar to many as they often found in zoos. Rockhoppers are a member of the Crested Penguin Family. Rockhopper shave smooth,sleek bodies and can weigh to about 5 or 8 pounds. Rockhopper Penguins have yellow crests on their heads. Rockhoppers also have red eyes. Rockhopper Penguin's average height is 22 in. and live ten years. ==

Habitat
==Rockhopper Penguins live in most of the islands in the Antartic Region. There are major colonies on Falkland Island.Rockhopper Penguins make a hole in the ground and line it with leaves for their nest. Rockhopper Penguins live in the grass on rocky coastlines.==

Predators
==﻿Some of the Rockhoppers predators are the Leapord Seal, sharks , and the Skua. Rockhoppers enemies at sea are Blue Sharks,Killer Whales, and Fur Seals. Their main enemeis on land are large birds,Petrals and Kelp Gulls.==

Babies[[image:http://marinebio.org/upload/hickerphoto/orcas.jpg width="315" height="208"]]
==Babies are given food by their parents like fish and other sea creatures. They grow fast. Rockhopper Penguin's babies lose their downy feathers and grow yellow crests. Adult Rockhoppers can lay up to two eggs. It takes 34 days for an egg to hatch.==

== Other Interesting Facts﻿Penguins cannot fly. Penguins are colored the way they are to protect them from their enemies. Instead of wings, penguins have flippers. Rockhopper Penguins are related to Royal and Maceroni Penguins. The Rockhopper Penguins scientific name is Eudyptes chrysocome. ==

Penguins have barbs on their tounges. Future﻿I think they will still exist in the future. Rockhopper Penguins are vulnerable. There are 4 million pairs of Rockhopper Penguins.
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