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Characteristics
They get their name by hopping from rock to rock. They are 4 to 5 feet tall and 5 to 8 lb. They have yellow tuffs on their head. They are part of the crested penguin family.

Habitat
They live on most of the islands in the Southern Hemesphere. Most of the Rokhopper penguins live on Falkland island. They also live on Macquarie, Campbell and Tristan Da Cunha island.

Food
They mostly eat krill. They also eat squid,small fish such as Latern fish. They go in the ocean for everthing they eat.

Predators
The predators of the Rokhopper penguin are Leopord seals, blue sharks and fur seals. The other predators are skhuas,petrels and gulls. Most of the birds try to eat their eggs.

Babies
It takes 33 days to hatch. The first egg is smaller because a predator might have aten it. The parents take turns for every 10 days to take care of the baby.

Future
The future of the penguins is not good because of the global warming. There is 40% less sea ice then 20 years ago. Fishermen get most of the fish and so the penguins don't have much to eat.