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Backlit Southern Rockhopper Penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome), Bleaker Island, Falkland Islands
Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome is the western form of the Southern Rockhopper Penguin, and breeds around the tip of South America, including the Falkland Islands. It is also called the Western Rockhopper or American Southern Rockhopper. It feeds on krill, squid, octopus, lantern fish, molluscs, plankton, cuttlefish, and mainly crustaceans.
Photo ID: FAL_3743_Rockhopper_Penguin_(Eudyptes_chrysocome_chrysocome)__Bleaker_Island__East_Falkland_RCEA
Photo size: 17.0 Mpixels (48.6 MB uncompressed) - 3365x5048 pixels (11.2x16.8 in / 28.5x42.7 cm at 300 ppi)
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