Macaroni penguin
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Eudyptes chrysolophus
Swimming through the water
These birds use their wings to literally fly, not swim, through the water.
Porpoising
While swimming, they will leap out of the water, a behavior known as 'porpoising.'
Habitat/Range
Southern oceans and rocky islands during nesting season
Wild Diet
Fish, Squid, and Shrimp
Predators
Gulls (eggs and chicks) and Leopard seals (adults)
Reproduction
Two eggs are laid, but only one is raised. The eggs are incubated and chicks reared by both parents.
Conservation
STABLE
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