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Eudyptes moseleyi, Northern Rockhopper Penguin. A small black-and-white penguin with a wild, bushy yellow crest. Native to the southern Indian and Atlantic Oceans. Most breed during late spring or early summer on Tristan da Cunha and Gough Island. Foraging offshore and nesting on boulder-strewn beaches and among stands of tussock grass. Diet is krill, squid, octopus and fish. Extremely vocal, most often giving loud braying and barking sounds with accompanying head-swinging and flipper-beating. Medieval Cities, Rockhopper Penguin, Penguin Species, Red King, Birds Beautiful, Flightless Bird, Animals To Draw, Water Birds, Kids Painting

Eudyptes moseleyi, Northern Rockhopper Penguin. A small black-and-white penguin with a wild, bushy yellow crest. Native to the southern Indian and Atlantic Oceans. Most breed during late spring or early summer on Tristan da Cunha and Gough Island. Foraging offshore and nesting on boulder-strewn beaches and among stands of tussock grass. Diet is krill, squid, octopus and fish. Extremely vocal, most often giving loud braying and barking sounds with accompanying head-swinging and…

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The Northern Rockhopper Penguin feeds on krill and other sea life such as crustaceans, squid, octopus and fish. Not all experts agree on the classification of these penguins. Some consider all three as distinct species, some split the Western and Eastern forms into the Southern Rockhopper Penguin and keeping the Northern Rockhopper as distinct, while other experts lump all 3 calling it simply Rockhopper Penguin.

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