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Clean Southern Rockhopper Penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) heading back to the colony from the sea, Cape Coventry, Pebble 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_0803_Rockhopper_Penguin_(Eudyptes_chrysocome_chrysocome)__Cape_Coventry__Pebble_Island__West_Falkland_RCEA
Photo size: 22.1 Mpixels (63.3 MB uncompressed) - 5760x3840 pixels (19.2x12.8 in / 48.8x32.5 cm at 300 ppi)
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