SP

The Macaroni Penguin

The Macaroni Penguin is a living thing because they live in Antarctica.
 * __Grow and Develop__:** 5.2kg (m) 5.3kg (f). Also 25inchs tall. Are great swimmers thanks to their flippers. The Macaroni Penguins get along very well; they are less aggressive than the usual penguins.

=__**Habits**__**:**= Breeds on rocky slopes, beaches and amongst tussocks. Most birds build a small nest from pebbles and by scraping out some mud or sand, but many pairs are content with laying their two eggs on bare rock. The Macaroni Penguins are the largest known for any bird. The first-laid A-egg is about 61-64% smaller than the B-egg. In most cases the A-egg is lost before or on the day the B-egg is laid, and it almost never survives to fledging. Their nest type is colonies in the open. =__**Reproduction:**__= The females mature about 5 years of age. The males mature at about 6 years of age. There are more male penguins out there than female penguins. As a result the female penguins have the ability to be extremely selective during the mating process. = = =**The Macaroni Penguin’s food chain:**=

__**It responds to the environment****:**__
====the Macaroni Penguin has a layer of fat underneath their skin which helps to store energy. Penguins feathers are overlapped, enabling better streamlining for penguins under water, and protection from the wind on land.====

=__How do the Macaroni Penguins breath?__= ====Penguins breathe air through their lungs. They cannot breathe underwater. They can, however hold their breath for long periods of time during dives. The smaller the penguin, the less time it can hold its breath and the more shallow its dive has to be. Blue penguins can only hold their breath for 2 minutes and dive to 60 meters, while Emperor penguins can hold theirs up to 20 minutes and dive to 550 meters====

The **Macaroni Penguin** (//Eudyptes chrysolophus//) is a species of penguin found from the
 * ~ Conservation status ||
 * Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)[1home] ||
 * ~ Scientific classification ||
 * Kingdom: || Animalia ||
 * Phylum: || Chordata ||
 * Class: || Aves ||
 * Order: || Sphenisciformes ||
 * Family: || Spheniscidae ||
 * Genus: || //Eudyptes// ||
 * Species: || //**E. chrysolophus**// ||
 * ~ Binomial name ||
 * = ** //Eudyptes chrysolophus// ** (Brandt, 1837) ||
 * = Macaroni Penguin range Breeding colonies in red ||
 * ~ Synonyms ||
 * < //Catarractes chrysolophus// Brandt, 1837 [2home] //Eudyptes saltator// (Stephens, 1826) ||
 * ~ Synonyms ||
 * < //Catarractes chrysolophus// Brandt, 1837 [2home] //Eudyptes saltator// (Stephens, 1826) ||

=__Diet/feeding:__= ====They hunt in the water and have no trouble catching their prey due to the speed at which the move. Their diet includes; small fish, squids, and krill. They can dive really deep if they need to in order to gain access to their food. They also have great eyesight, so night hunting is possible.==== =__**Map of territory:**__=



=**__The Macaroni penguins enemies:__**= Killer whales, leopard seals and predatory birds.

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