Rockhopper penguins
Rockhoppers are characterised by their red eyes, upright yellow head feathers along a supercilium stripe and a crest of black feathers on top. Standing just over 52 centimetres and weighing 2.5 - 3kgs the rockhoppers are the smallest of the crested penguins.
Dr Eric Woehler
Rockhoppers are characterised by their red eyes, upright yellow head feathers along a supercilium stripe and a crest of black feathers on top. Standing just over 52 centimetres and weighing 2.5 - 3kgs the rockhoppers are the smallest of the crested penguins.
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