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Rocky platform on which the Southern Rockhopper Penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) nest at The Rookery, Saunders 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_1979_Rockhopper_Penguin_nesting_habitat_(Eudyptes_chrysocome_chrysocome)__The_Rookery__Saunders_Island__West_Falkland_REA
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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