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Southern Rockhopper Penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) on the penguin highway from their breeding colony to the sea, The Rookery, Saunders Island
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_1788_Rockhopper_Penguin_(Eudyptes_chrysocome_chrysocome)_highway__The_Rookery__Saunders_Island__West_Falkland_RrCEA
Photo size: 17.4 Mpixels (49.8 MB uncompressed) - 5303x3280 pixels (17.7x10.9 in / 44.9x27.8 cm at 300 ppi)
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